The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in Science. The lowest is 44% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Perry Es
Perry ES serves students from Pre-K through sixth grade in the Perry school district. It is a single elementary campus in a town that also has separate schools for older grades. The school sits within the county seat of Noble County, a rural Oklahoma community whose economy is anchored by the Charles Machine Works plant, known for manufacturing Ditch Witch trenching equipment. The town’s historic courthouse square is a civic focal point, and the area includes amenities like Perry Lake Park and a Carnegie Library that has been in continuous use for many decades.
The student body is primarily white, with smaller populations of students who identify as two or more races, American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic, Black, and Asian. A very small number of students are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Data on how many students qualify for free or reduced-price meals was not available, so a family trying to gauge the school’s economic profile will want to ask the school directly.
State testing results for the most recent year show a mix of reported and suppressed data. In mathematics, proficiency rates were reported for grades four, five, and six, falling in a range from just under a majority to just above it for fourth graders. In English language arts, reported results for fifth and sixth graders were similar in range. Science results for fifth graders were reported at a level around the midpoint of the same range. The state suppressed results for third-grade reading and math as well as fourth-grade reading, often done when small group sizes could identify individual students; a parent may want to ask the school about those grade-level outcomes. Overall, when combined across tested subjects and grades, the school places in the top quartile relative to other districts in Noble County. That context is a narrow one — the county contains only a handful of districts — but within that group the school’s proficiency picture is on the stronger side.
The school serves only elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate to examine and no high school course offerings like Advanced Placement or career pathways for this campus. Those come later for Perry students, at the junior high and high school. Chronic absenteeism data is also absent from what was provided. The district itself did not return any recent major changes in curriculum, property tax referendums, or pedagogy shifts from the research available, so the school appears to have been operating without a large-scale disruption or reform in the last several years.
Housing in the area is notably more affordable than both state and national benchmarks. The typical home value is well below the statewide figure, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment is modest relative to income, which matters for a family deciding whether to settle in Perry for the school years. Rents are also comparatively low as a share of income. The economic context shows a national unemployment rate that has been stable, and while Perry itself has seen a population decline over past decades, the recent expansion at the Ditch Witch plant bringing new jobs suggests some local economic activity.
For a parent considering Perry ES, the picture is of a small-town elementary school that serves a largely white student population and performs above average compared with other small districts in the same county. The affordable housing market and stable employer base are practical considerations for families who want to live in a rural county seat with a historic downtown and access to outdoor recreation at the nearby lake. The gaps in the data — no free lunch share, no chronic absenteeism figure, some suppressed test scores — mean a parent would be wise to visit the school and ask about those specifics. The school fits a family looking for a straightforward elementary experience in a community where the high school and junior high follow, and where the local economy is tied to a manufacturing anchor rather than a commuting pattern to a major city.
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