The top reported proficiency rate is 17% in Science. The lowest is 2% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Konowa Junior High School
Konawa Junior High School, a small public school serving only seventh and eighth graders, sits in the rural town of Konawa in Seminole County. The school is part of the Konawa Public Schools district. Its enrollment is small, and the student body is composed mostly of white students and American Indian or Alaska Native students, with smaller shares of students identifying as two or more races or Hispanic. This composition is a plain characteristic of the school community, not a measure of quality.
The academic picture at Konawa Junior High is defined by state test results that show a very low share of students reaching the proficient or above level. In seventh-grade math, the reported proficiency rate was below a tenth of students. Seventh-grade English language arts was in a similar range. Eighth-grade English language arts was slightly above that, and eighth-grade science was higher still, though all remained at a low level. Eighth-grade math results were suppressed, so no public figure is available. The school’s overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the bottom quartile of schools relative to other districts in Seminole County. The state of Oklahoma changed its cut scores for math and English language arts in this testing cycle, which means these results may not be directly comparable to past years; a parent may want to ask the school how this change affected the current numbers and whether the school has a sense of its trajectory.
Because Konawa Junior High School serves only seventh and eighth grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and no data on chronic absenteeism was available for this school. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility numbers were also missing, as were counts of students with disabilities and English learners, so a full picture of student support needs is not possible from this data. The school does not appear to offer specialized programs such as career pathways or advanced coursework at this grade level, which is typical for a junior high school of this size.
The town of Konawa itself is a small, rural community that has experienced gradual population decline since its mid-century peak. Its economy has long been tied to agriculture and the energy industry, with the Seminole Power Plant near town serving as a major employer. The downtown area was destroyed by a tornado decades ago and was rebuilt, but the town has not returned to its earlier population levels. The school district office is located near the town center. Housing in the area is modestly priced, with typical home values well below state and national medians, and the economic context shows a median household income that sits below the national figure.
For a parent considering this school, the central takeaway is that academic proficiency rates are low and place the school among the lowest-performing in its county. The school is small, rural, and serves a narrow grade band, which limits the kind of course variety and extracurricular breadth found in larger middle schools. A parent who values a tight-knit rural setting and wants to be directly involved in their child’s education might find that scale appealing, but the test results are a clear soft spot that warrants a direct conversation with the school about instruction, intervention supports, and any improvement plans in place. The district brief turned up no recent major changes or initiatives, so what you see is likely the steady operating state of the school.
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