The top reported proficiency rate is 21% in English language arts. The lowest is 20% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Tushka Es
Tushka Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade on Boggy Depot Road southwest of Atoka, in Atoka County. The school is part of the Tushka district, a separate system from Atoka Public Schools. The enrollment is middle-sized for a rural elementary and middle school combined, drawing from a dispersed area around town and the surrounding countryside.
The student body is roughly evenly split between white students and American Indian or Alaska Native students, with small numbers of Hispanic, Black, and multiracial students. That composition is a defining characteristic of the school. Data on the share of students from low-income households was not reported, so a family interested in that aspect would need to ask the school directly. Information on students with disabilities and English learners was also absent from the available data.
Atoka itself is a small rural county seat at the junction of several major highways. It has a traditional downtown anchored by the county courthouse, and recent publicly reported development includes a new restaurant that has drawn tourism and is credited with spurring some economic growth. Major employers locally include healthcare, public schools, the Choctaw Nation, and state government. Housing values in the area fall below the state average and well below the national average, which may matter to families weighing relocation. The town has seen slight population growth in recent years.
State testing results from the most recent school year show a mixed picture. In math, the school’s overall proficiency index, which averages the rates across all tested subjects and grades, lands just above the midpoint when compared with other districts in Atoka County. That said, the actual grade-level results vary. In sixth grade math about one in five students scored proficient or above, and in seventh grade math the rate was similar. Several grade levels had their results suppressed, meaning the numbers of students tested were too small to report publicly without privacy concerns. In English language arts, third graders had a proficiency rate slightly above one in four, while seventh and eighth graders had lower rates, near one in five and roughly one in six respectively. Again, several elementary grade levels in ELA were suppressed. Science results for both fifth and eighth grades were suppressed. The state changed its scoring criteria for math and English language arts in recent years, which makes direct comparisons with past years unreliable.
Because the school ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to examine. A parent considering the full K-12 pathway would want to learn how students transition to high school, likely at Tushka High School, which is part of the same district but not covered in this profile.
No recent major changes to the district’s operations, leadership, or programming were found in publicly available sources. There were no reports of significant boundary adjustments, new facilities, or curriculum overhauls in the last several years that would meet the threshold of a lasting impact on families.
This is a rural school with a notable share of Native American enrollment, test results that are in the middle range for the county but show soft spots in middle school reading, and a community that is growing modestly. A family moving into the area should seek out current information on student support services, the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals, and how the school and district approach the transition to high school, as the available data leaves those questions open.
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