The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in Math. The lowest is 37% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Hammon Es
Hammon ES serves students in prekindergarten through eighth grade in the small rural town of Hammon, Oklahoma, on the eastern edge of Roger Mills County. The town itself has a long history as a trade hub for surrounding farming and ranching communities, but its population has declined over time and Main Street businesses have dwindled. The local economy rests on agriculture and oil and gas production, and there are no large employers in town other than the school system itself.
The school sits within a community that is notably diverse for western Oklahoma. Though the majority of students are white, roughly a quarter of the student body is Native American, primarily of Cheyenne and Arapaho descent, with smaller shares of Hispanic students and students of two or more races. This gives the school a demographic makeup that stands out in the region.
Academically, the picture varies by grade level and subject. In third grade, a strong majority of students met state proficiency standards in both math and reading, which are solid results. Fifth graders also turned in a strong showing in math, with roughly seven in ten scoring proficient or above. In third-grade reading, the same pattern held. But results drop off sharply in the upper elementary and middle school grades. In fourth-grade reading, about one in five students reached proficiency, and seventh-grade reading was similar, with roughly one in five meeting the bar. Eighth-grade math was a particularly difficult area, with very few students scoring proficient. A parent considering this school would want to look into how the school addresses the transition from early success in primary grades to the more challenging performance in upper grades. Science results were available for fifth grade, where just over a third of students were proficient, a middling result.
Many grade-level results are suppressed to protect student privacy, which is common in a small school the size of this one. This means the full picture across all grades is not available for review. Because the school serves only through eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report.
Housing values in the area sit roughly in line with the state average, making this a relatively affordable community compared to national benchmarks. The town is small and walkable in the sense that most destinations are physically close together, though street life is minimal given the rural setting. The school is integrated into the town's compact footprint rather than separated onto a large campus.
Hammon ES is part of the Hammon Public Schools district, which includes the elementary school and a combined high school. No recent district-level changes such as bond elections, curriculum shifts, or policy updates were found in available sources. A family moving here would be joining a small, rural school where the early primary grades show strong results, but the middle school years present challenges in both math and reading that are worth discussing directly with the school.
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