Turpin Es, Turpin OK - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Turpin Es

Turpin ES serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in the unincorporated rural community of Turpin, Oklahoma, part of Beaver County in the state’s Panhandle. Because it does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to consider, and the school’s single campus functions as the hub of this small, agriculture-rooted town. The district is the largest local employer, and community life revolves around the school’s sports seasons and events.

Turpin itself is a small census-designated place that has seen a modest population decline over the past several years. Housing in the area is more affordable than the national median, and the surrounding economy is primarily agricultural. No major growth or new development was identified in available sources; the school remains the central institution in a place where the grain elevator, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, recalls the railroad era that founded the community.

On state assessments, the school’s math and English language arts results are low relative to state averages in most tested grades. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above varied from grade to grade, with a single-digit result in one middle-grade year and somewhat higher but still low figures in earlier grades. In reading, proficiency rates also fell in the low to mid range, with one grade approaching a quarter of students meeting the bar. Science results at fifth and eighth grades were similar, with a modest share of students reaching proficiency. Oklahoma changed its cut scores for math and ELA in recent years, which means these results cannot be directly compared to prior years, a factor a parent may want to discuss with the school to understand how the new standards affect what the scores mean.

When compared with other districts in Beaver County, Turpin ES’s overall proficiency index lands among the highest, but that comparison is based on only two districts that had data available, so the context is quite limited. The school’s performance is better understood against its own small cohort than against a broad state picture.

The student body is small for a school serving PK through eighth grade, with a majority of students identified as Hispanic and a substantial share as white. Information on free or reduced-price meal eligibility, special education, and English learner status was not provided, so those dimensions of the student population are not clear from the available data. No information on program offerings, staffing ratios, discipline, or chronic absenteeism was included, leaving gaps a parent would want to fill by contacting the school directly.

What is clear is that Turpin ES is the academic and social center of a remote, shrinking community. For families already living in or moving to the area, the school provides the only public education option through middle school, and its test results suggest that students as a group are not meeting proficiency standards at high rates. A parent interested in this school should look into what academic supports are in place, how the school has responded to the new state cut scores, and whether the small community environment matches their expectations for their child’s daily experience.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 32%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 416%

School 16% · District 16%

▼ 14 pts below state median

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 64%

School 4% · District 4%

▼ 14 pts below state median

Grade 712%

School 12% · District 12%

▼ 8 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 21%

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 49%

School 9% · District 9%

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 24%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 67%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 712%

School 12% · District 12%

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 811%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 7 pts below state median

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 29%

▲ 5 pts above state median

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 11 pts below state median

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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 4Lower-income45%Higher-income73%28 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income13%Higher-income27%13 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income55%30 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income0%Higher-income27%27 pp gap