The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in English language arts. The lowest is 38% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Navajo Es
Navajo ES is an elementary school serving prekindergarten through sixth grade. It is one of the schools in the Navajo district, which is a separate entity from the Altus Public School system, even though the school’s address is in Altus. The location is on a county road south of town, suggesting a rural setting. Enrollment is moderate for a school of this grade band. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic population and a notable share of students who identify as two or more races; there are also small numbers of Black students and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Data on students with disabilities, English learners, and economic disadvantage was not reported, so those dimensions of the student profile are not available here.
State testing data from the most recent school year is mixed in its completeness. Oklahoma administers the OSTP assessments, and the proficiency results for Navajo ES are reported for some grades and subjects while others are suppressed, which often occurs when the testing population in a given grade is too small to release. For the grades where results are available, just under half of students scored at the proficient level or above in English language arts in grades five and six. In science, the share of fifth graders reaching proficiency was lower than the ELA figure. Math proficiency rates were suppressed for every tested grade, so a full picture of math performance at the school cannot be drawn from state data alone. A parent may want to ask the school directly about math outcomes and how they compare to what is typical in the district.
Despite the gaps in detail, the school stands out within its county context. Among the five Jackson County districts that had enough data to compute a proficiency index, Navajo ES ranked in the top quartile. That index averages the reported proficiency rates across all tested subjects and grades, and the school’s position suggests that, on the measures that are reported, its students are performing well relative to peer districts in the area. For a rural elementary school serving a small district, this is a meaningful indicator of academic strength.
The community context is Altus, the county seat of Jackson County and a regional economic and medical hub for southwest Oklahoma. The city’s economy is heavily shaped by Altus Air Force Base, a major training installation for transport aircraft. Other large employers include a regional hospital, food processing, manufacturing, and gypsum production. Publicly reported population figures show a decline from a mid-twentieth-century peak, and annual population change is described as a modest decrease in recent years. Housing values and rents are well below national benchmarks, and the math suggests homeownership is affordable relative to local incomes. Families moving into the area for work at the base or at other local employers will find housing options at a relatively low cost.
The Navajo district itself did not produce much publicly reported material about recent changes or strategic priorities, so it is not possible to describe any current initiatives the district is pursuing. The school’s website and other local sources may have additional details that a prospective family could seek out. There is no information available on course access, staffing ratios, or attendance patterns for this school.
For a family considering this school, the main takeaway is that Navajo ES is a rural elementary school with a strong relative academic record among county peers, though state testing coverage is incomplete and leaves questions about math performance unanswered. Its student body is mostly white with a Hispanic minority and some multiracial representation. The community is small-city with a military base anchor, affordable housing, and a slowly declining population. Because the school does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to consider, and the next step for students after sixth grade would be in the Navajo district’s upper grades, about which this data set provides no detail.
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