Porter Consolidated Es, Porter OK

Original Research by School Decision on Porter Consolidated Es

Porter Consolidated Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade in the small rural town of Porter, Oklahoma, a community that bills itself as the Peach Capital of Oklahoma. The school is part of the Porter Consolidated district and sits on what is likely a campus setting typical of a consolidated rural district, rather than embedded in the town’s modest downtown corridor along State Highway 51B. The town’s economy has long been tied to farming, ranching, and commercial peach orchards, though many residents now commute to Tulsa or Muskogee for work. Population has remained relatively stable over recent decades, and the area has seen some residential growth thanks to turnpike access, but large new housing developments do not appear to be a driving force. The local housing market shows home values above the state average, though still below the national median, which may affect affordability for incoming families.

The school enrolls several hundred students across the elementary and middle grades. The student body is roughly half white, about a third American Indian or Alaska Native, with smaller shares of Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students. Data on economic disadvantage, special education, and English learner status were not available from the state, so families may want to ask the school directly about the level of support for students with diverse needs.

On state assessments, Porter Consolidated ES shows a pattern of declining proficiency as students move through the grades. In math, the share of students meeting state standards is highest in third grade, where about half of students score at the proficient level or above. By fourth grade that share falls to roughly a quarter, and in grades five through eight it drops further, reaching a small single-digit proportion in seventh and eighth grades. English language arts results follow a similar trajectory. The strongest performance is in third grade, where roughly one in five students reaches proficiency. Fourth grade is particularly low, with very few students meeting the standard, and while fifth and sixth grades see modest improvement, seventh grade again drops to a small share. Eighth grade shows a slight uptick in ELA, but overall the pattern across both subjects is one of shrinking achievement in the upper elementary and middle school years. Science results are available only for eighth grade, where about one in eight students scored proficient. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, places it above the midpoint relative to the four districts in Wagoner County, though the full spread among those districts is not wide.

What does this mean for a family considering this school? The early elementary years show a more promising start, especially in third-grade math, but the middle grades present a significant challenge. The downward trend in proficiency through grades four to eight is sharp, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what supports are in place for struggling students and how the district is addressing the drop-off. Because the school does not serve high school grades, families will need to plan for the transition to Porter Consolidated High School or another option after eighth grade. The rural setting, small enrollment, and strong community identity centered on events like the Peach Festival could appeal to families seeking a close-knit environment, but the academic data suggests that students who need additional help in math and reading may not find robust outcomes in the later grades without explicit intervention.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 347%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 65%

School 5% · District 5%

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 73%

School 3% · District 3%

▼ 17 pts below state median

Grade 87%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 6 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Grade 42%

School 2% · District 2%

▼ 16 pts below state median

Grade 511%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 616%

School 16% · District 16%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Grade 77%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 14 pts below state median

Grade 823%

School 23% · District 23%

▲ 5 pts above state median

Science

Grade 813%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 16 pts below state median

This schoolPORTER CONSOLIDATED, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income28%Higher-income29%1 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income27%Higher-income36%10 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income22%Higher-income53%31 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income24%Higher-income14%10 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income13%Higher-income36%23 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income4%Higher-income6%2 pp gap