The top reported proficiency rate is 22% in Science. The lowest is 10% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Haileyville Es
Haileyville Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade in the small rural town of Haileyville, Oklahoma, located in Pittsburg County roughly a short drive east of McAlester. The school is the sole elementary and middle-grade campus for the Haileyville district, which also operates a separate high school for upper grades. A portion of the town is zoned to a neighboring district, so not every child living in Haileyville attends this school.
The student body is small. The racial and ethnic makeup is predominantly American Indian or Alaska Native and white, with a smaller share of students identifying as two or more races. The school has very limited racial diversity beyond those groups. Federal data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are English learners was not available, which leaves a gap in understanding the level of economic need and support services present at the school.
State testing results from the most recent school year paint a clear picture. In math, the proportion of students scoring at the proficient level or above was low in every tested grade where a result could be reported. Performance in English language arts was similarly low, with the sole exception of eighth grade, where roughly one in five students met the proficiency bar. In science, the only reported result came from eighth grade, where the share of proficient students was about equal to that in eighth-grade ELA. Several grade-level results in both reading and science were suppressed by the state, likely due to small class sizes that make reporting unreliable. A parent should note that Oklahoma changed its testing cut scores in math and English language arts in recent years, which makes it difficult to compare these results with prior years. Overall, the mean proficiency rate across all tested subjects and grades placed the school below the midpoint among the roughly sixteen districts in Pittsburg County.
Because the school serves only prekindergarten through eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, as high school outcomes are not applicable here. The school does not offer high-school-level courses such as Advanced Placement or dual credit, and no information was provided about career pathway programs, specialized course access, staffing ratios, or chronic absenteeism.
Haileyville itself is a town that has been losing population for decades, having peaked many years ago and declined steadily since. The economy was built on coal mining, but the mines closed, and today the largest employment sectors are retail, health care, and manufacturing, all on a very small scale. Housing values are well below national and state medians, and the market has recently seen a year-over-year decline. The school district is one of the town's civic anchors, situated along the highway corridor. No significant district-level changes, new developments, or construction projects were identified in publicly available sources, suggesting a stable but constrained environment.
This is a school where academic proficiency rates are low across the board, and families considering Haileyville Elementary should expect that their child may need additional academic support. The school's size and its rural, declining community context mean that it offers a close-knit, small-town setting but with limited program breadth and a challenging economic backdrop. A parent moving to the area may want to ask the school directly about the supports available for students who are below grade level and about the resources that are not captured in the available data, such as extracurricular activities, enrichment, and the transition pathway to the district's high school.
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