The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in Math. The lowest is 19% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Granite Es
Granite ES serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in the rural town of Granite, Oklahoma. It is the elementary and middle school for the Granite Public Schools district, and because it does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate data. State testing data is available for some grade levels, though results for several grades were suppressed, likely due to small class sizes.
The test data that is reported shows a mixed picture. In fourth-grade math, about a third of students scored at the proficient level or above. In fifth-grade math and in science for eighth grade, roughly a quarter of students reached that bar. English language arts results are lower: fourth grade saw about one in seven students proficient, fifth grade about three in ten, seventh grade one in four, and eighth grade a very small share. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly for the middle school grades where proficiency rates are low. The school’s overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint relative to the other two districts in Greer County.
The student body is small. Most students are White, with a Hispanic share that is modest in number and a very small number of students who are American Indian or Alaska Native, Black, or two or more races. Information on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and on students with disabilities or English learners was not available. For a school in a rural community with a notable corrections facility and a granite quarrying history, these demographic details would help a family understand the peer environment, but they are not reported here.
Granite itself is a small town in decline, with a population that has been falling. The town’s economy is shaped by the Oklahoma State Reformatory, a medium-security prison, and Willis Granite Products, a monument manufacturer. Housing values in the area are well below state and national averages, and home prices have been dropping over the past year. The school sits within a district for which no recent parent-relevant changes such as referendums, curriculum shifts, or property tax changes were found in publicly reported information.
Program offerings and course access data were not available, so it is not clear what electives, arts, or extracurriculars are available for middle school students. Discipline and attendance data were also missing. For a school that spans a wide age range from pre-K through eighth grade, a family would likely want to ask about after-school activities, class size in the upper grades, and how the school supports students making the transition to high school in ninth grade.
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