The top reported proficiency rate is 84% in Science. The lowest is 76% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Maple Public School
Maple Public School serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in the small, rural agricultural town of Calumet, Oklahoma. The school is its own district, operating separately from the Calumet school district that serves the same town. With an enrollment that places it among the smaller schools for its grade band, Maple offers a close-knit educational setting where students move from early childhood through middle school under one roof.
The student body is predominantly white, with a notable share of students identifying as two or more races and a smaller Hispanic presence. The school had no Asian, Black, or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in the reported year, giving it a composition that reflects the broader demographics of this longtime agricultural community. Calumet itself has experienced a long-term population decline, peaking decades ago and shrinking steadily since, which means the school draws from a stable but contracting local population.
State testing data for the most recent year presents an incomplete picture. For many grades and subjects, results were suppressed, which in a small school often happens when the number of tested students is too low to report publicly without compromising individual privacy. This makes it difficult to assess overall academic performance in those areas. However, where results were reported, the available numbers show strength. In seventh-grade math, a very high share of students scored at the proficient level or above, and in eighth-grade science, that share was also strong. Eighth-grade math was lower, coming in at a solid but more modest level.
When measured against other districts in Canadian County, Maple's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it among the highest in the county. This is a meaningful strength, especially for a small rural school that must deliver instruction across a wide grade span with limited economies of scale. Because Maple does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and chronic absenteeism data was not available.
The school sits on South Maple Road within Calumet's small footprint. The town itself is a quiet place, with a sparse commercial core along the old Route 66 alignment and residential streets radiating outward. The economy has historically been driven by agriculture and grain milling, with oil and gas providing a temporary boost in the 1970s and early 1980s before the market collapsed. There are no major employers named in available sources; the school district itself likely ranks among the larger local institutions. Housing in the area is modestly priced relative to national benchmarks, with home values in the zip code running slightly below the national average. The broader Canadian County housing market has seen modest appreciation in recent years.
For families considering Maple, the school offers a small, community-anchored environment with strong academic results where data is available. The suppressed testing results for most grade levels mean that a parent may want to ask the school directly about specific classroom performance and how it tracks student progress in the early and middle grades. The district's profile as a small rural PK-8 system means students will need to transition to a different school for high school, as Maple does not serve those grades. The town's long-term population decline suggests limited new housing development, so the enrollment context is likely to remain stable rather than growing. For a family seeking a tight-knit rural school with strong comparative performance in its county, and who are comfortable with the limited commercial amenities of a small agricultural town, Maple Public School warrants a close look.
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