The top reported proficiency rate is 36% in Math. The lowest is 17% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Silo Es
Silo Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade and sits within the Silo district in Durant, Oklahoma. It is a conventional public school, not a charter or magnet school, drawing from a community that blends small-town character with a growing economic base anchored by the Choctaw Nation, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, and a mix of manufacturing and distribution employers. Durant has seen notable population growth in recent years and a significant volume of new investment, according to publicly reported figures, situating the school in an area of expansion rather than decline. Housing values in the zip code are near the state benchmark, while rents have risen modestly, and the area remains more affordable relative to national medians.
The school itself is a single-building elementary serving roughly the primary grades, with the prekindergarten through second-grade grades not represented in the enrollment data provided; the reported student body in grades three through five is moderate in size. The student population is diverse. About half of the students are white, with American Indian or Alaska Native students making up a substantial share, and students identifying as two or more races also forming a noteworthy presence. Hispanic students account for a somewhat smaller share, and there is a trace of Asian enrollment. Data on economic disadvantage, special education, and English learner status were not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the share of students receiving free or reduced-price meals and the level of specialized support services.
State assessment results from the Oklahoma School Testing Program are available for grades three through five in math and English language arts, and for grade five in science. Those results show a clear pattern. In both math and English language arts, proficiency rates decline as grade levels rise. The strongest showing is in fourth-grade math, where roughly half of students scored proficient or above. Third-grade math and fourth-grade English language arts fall below that. Fifth-grade proficiency in math, reading, and science is markedly lower, with the smallest share of students meeting the bar in fifth-grade English language arts. A parent considering this school should note that Oklahoma changed its cut scores for math and English language arts in this testing cycle, which makes direct comparison with prior years unreliable for trend analysis, but the within-grade pattern is clear from the reported figures.
When compared with other districts in Bryan County, the school’s overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint among the county’s ten districts. That places it in the middle-to-upper range of local peers, though the countywide set includes a wide spread between the lowest and highest proficiency levels. The school serves only elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism data were available for this profile.
The Silo district itself did not have any recent notable changes surfaced in public records at the time of this profile, so the operational context appears stable for the time being.
A family evaluating this school should weigh the moderate and declining proficiency results across the tested grades, particularly the sharp drop by fifth grade, against the school’s position as a middle-to-higher performer within its county. The community is growing, housing is moderately priced for the region, and the school sits in a Durant that is more than a bedroom suburb: it is a county seat with a university, a tribal government headquarters, and a diversified local economy. For a parent whose child is entering the early elementary years, the third-grade results may be the most relevant reference point. For a parent looking ahead to the later elementary years, the fifth-grade results merit a closer conversation with the school about curriculum and support in the upper grades.
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