The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in Math. The lowest is 26% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Washington Es
Washington Elementary in Miami, Oklahoma, serves only first through third grade, which means it is a short, foundational stop in a child’s school journey rather than a full K–5 or K–8 campus. The school’s enrollment is on the smaller side for its grade band, and the student body reflects the broader community’s racial and ethnic diversity. Just over half of students are white, while substantial shares identify as American Indian or Alaska Native and as two or more races. Smaller populations of Hispanic, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Black, and Asian students round out the mix. The school did not report the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, so that economic context is unavailable directly from the school’s data.
Because the school covers only early elementary grades, there is no high school graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism data was in the records. What is available is state assessment performance for third graders, who take Oklahoma’s standardized tests in math and English language arts. On those measures, about a third of third graders scored at or above the proficient level in math, while roughly a quarter did so in ELA. When compared across all schools in Ottawa County, Washington Elementary’s combined proficiency rate across tested subjects and grades sits in the top quartile among county elementary schools, meaning it performs toward the higher end relative to its local peers. However, a parent should note that statewide cut scores for these tests were recently changed, so year-to-year trend comparisons are not possible from this data alone. The school reported testing 76 third graders for each subject.
Washington Elementary is part of the Miami Public Schools district, which serves the city of Miami, the county seat of Ottawa County in northeastern Oklahoma. Miami is a small city that acts as a regional commercial hub, with a historic downtown on Route 66, a significant Native American tribal presence, and a local community college. The population has been slowly declining in recent decades, and the city has experienced repeated flooding, factors that temper any sense of rapid growth. Housing in the area is meaningfully more affordable than both the state and national benchmarks, with home values well below the Oklahoma median. This affordability, combined with a historic downtown, community college connections, and tribal gaming and tourism as economic anchors, gives the area a stable, lower-cost character. The district itself did not have any notable recent changes reported in publicly available sources.
For a family considering Washington Elementary, the key takeaway is that this is a small, early-primary school that feeds into a district embedded in a modest, affordable town. The proficiency picture shows a school that performs above the median for Ottawa County but with room for growth in absolute terms on state tests, particularly in reading. The school’s limited grade span means that a child will transition to another elementary building after third grade, so a parent may want to look into the full K–12 pathway across Miami’s schools. The district’s recent stability, with no major restructuring reported, may appeal to families seeking continuity. Without data on class sizes, teacher experience, or special education and English learner services, a parent may want to follow up with the school directly on those details before making a decision.
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