The top reported proficiency rate is 31% in Math. The lowest is 20% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Stigler Es
Stigler Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fourth grade in the Haskell County seat, a small rural town where Oklahoma State Highway 9 doubles as Main Street and the courthouse square anchors civic life. The school sits within the Stigler district, which, like the town itself, has been stable for a long time. The community has grown only modestly over recent decades and remains auto-oriented, with lakes and outdoor recreation nearby and light manufacturing as a local economic presence.
The student body is split almost evenly between white students and American Indian or Alaska Native students, with small shares of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students. That composition is a straightforward characteristic of the town’s population and carries no value judgment. The school serves a relatively large enrollment for a PK-4 building, and a substantial share of families likely qualify for income-based meal programs, though the specific rate was not reported.
On the Oklahoma School Testing Program, the results are mixed and a parent will want to look into this further with the school. In third-grade math, roughly one in five students scored proficient or above, a figure that rises to about two in five by fourth grade. Reading proficiency is lower in both tested grades, with about one in five third graders and one in five fourth graders meeting the bar. The test underwent a cut-score change recently, so year-over-year trend comparisons are not reliable at this time. Looking across the comparatively sized districts in Haskell County where testing data is available, Stigler Elementary’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, meaning its composite performance is stronger than most of its county peers even if the absolute rates are modest.
No data was reported on chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, or disciplinary incidents, so those dimensions of school climate cannot be described from the evidence at hand. The school is not a charter and does not appear to have a magnet designation; its Title I status was not provided. Because it serves only early elementary grades, there is no graduation rate.
The town’s housing market is notably affordable relative to state and national benchmarks. Home values have seen a slight dip in the most recent year measured, and the typical mortgage payment in the area is well below what the national median household income would support. For families relocating, that affordability is a concrete factor, and the school itself is part of a small district with one elementary, one middle school, and one high school, so students move through the system together from kindergarten onward. No recent major changes to district policy, programming, or facilities were identified in publicly available sources, suggesting a continuation of existing operations.
Stigler Elementary fits a family looking for a small-town, county-seat setting where the school is central to the community and the housing market is accessible. The academic picture shows a school whose results, while a concern in absolute terms, are stronger than others in the same county. A parent considering this school would want to ask what reading supports are in place for the early grades and whether the district has plans or interventions to move those proficiency numbers higher.
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