The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in Science. The lowest is 29% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Roosevelt Es
Roosevelt Elementary is a public school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade in Pryor, a town in northeastern Oklahoma that anchors Mayes County. The school is one of several elementary buildings within the Pryor district, and with an enrollment that is moderate for a K-5 building, it draws from the surrounding residential neighborhoods near its location on North Elliott Street. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse: roughly two out of five students identify as white, a quarter as American Indian or Alaska Native, another quarter as two or more races, and a smaller share as Hispanic. The data do not include the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, nor the share receiving special education services or English-learner support, so a family looking for that information would need to ask the school directly.
Academically, Roosevelt’s state test results present a mixed picture that varies by grade level and subject. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above on the Oklahoma School Testing Program ranged from about a third in third grade to just under three-fifths in fourth grade, with fifth grade landing between those two. In English language arts, the only grade for which a result is available is third grade, where just under three in ten met the proficiency bar; the results for fourth and fifth graders were not reported, which a parent would want to follow up on with the school to understand why. In fifth-grade science, roughly half of students scored proficient or above. Because some grade-level results are missing, the full picture is incomplete, but the proficiency index that averages the available reported rates places Roosevelt in the top quarter when compared with the other school districts in Mayes County. That relative strength suggests that, on the whole, the school’s performance is solid for its county context, though families would want to look into the specific grades and subjects where the data are thin or suppressed.
The school sits within the broader community of Pryor, a town that blends a traditional downtown commercial strip with a heavy industrial base. The MidAmerica Industrial Park, a short drive south of town, is a major employer hosting companies including Google, DuPont, and others, and manufacturing accounts for a large share of local jobs. The town has seen its population remain relatively stable in recent decades, with growth driven more by industrial expansion than by new housing subdivisions. The school district itself has recently invested significantly in capital construction, signaling a commitment to its facilities. Home values in the area are moderate and have risen modestly, near the statewide median, making the community broadly affordable. The town is auto-oriented, with highways intersecting downtown, and offers parks, a recreation center, a public golf course, and a museum in the old railroad depot. The area also draws large music festivals that bring visitors from across the country.
Roosevelt Elementary is a neighborhood school serving a community whose economic backbone is manufacturing and industry. It fits a family that values a small-town setting with a relatively diverse student body and a school that, based on available data, holds its own academically among the county’s districts. The mixed and partly unreported state test results mean that a parent considering this school would want to discuss the fourth- and fifth-grade English language arts data directly with the principal, as well as inquire about programs for students who are above or below grade level. The school offers no high school grades, so families will eventually move on to the district’s middle and high schools, which are part of the same Pryor district that is investing in its physical plant.
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