The top reported proficiency rate is 18% in Math. The lowest is 11% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Tyrone Es
Tyrone ES is the only school in the Tyrone Public Schools district, serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in a single building. The school sits in the small, rural Oklahoma Panhandle town of Tyrone, a place shaped by agriculture and a long-term population decline. Because the school does not serve high school grades, it has no graduation rate to report. This is a very small school, and the experience it offers is tightly bound to the isolated, low-resource community it serves.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and white, with a smaller share of students identifying as two or more races. state testing data was reported for the most recent year, but the results from Oklahoma's state assessment are a significant concern. Proficiency rates in both math and English language arts were very low at almost every tested grade level. In third-grade math, for example, only a small fraction of students scored at the proficient or advanced level. Fourth-grade math and English language arts results were similarly low. The one partial exception was sixth-grade math, where a more substantial share of students met the proficiency bar. Science results for both fifth and eighth grade were suppressed, so no performance picture is available for that subject. A parent considering this school would want to look into what academic support structures are in place and how the school addresses these consistently low test scores. It is also worth noting that Oklahoma changed the cut scores for its math and English language arts assessments in this testing year, which means the results cannot be directly compared to prior years. The district-level comparison places Tyrone ES's overall proficiency index below the midpoint among districts in Texas County, a clear signal that academic attainment here trails most of its neighbors.
The community context is essential to understanding this school. Tyrone is a shrinking town. Housing values are modest, well below both the Oklahoma state average and the national figure, which reflects the area's economic challenges. The local economy is agriculturally based, and the school itself is likely a significant local employer. The town has a highway-strip character along U.S. Highway 54, and the school building and civic functions are within or near the town center. There is limited information available about extracurricular programs or course access; the data contained no course access or program offerings for this school. The same is true for discipline data, staffing ratios, and attendance figures. These gaps mean a family cannot easily gauge the breadth of opportunities or the day-to-day environment from this data alone.
This is a school that fits a family already living in or moving to this remote agricultural community for reasons of work or family. Its size means children are likely to be well-known to staff, and the school serves as a central community institution. But the academic results are a serious soft spot. The very low proficiency rates across most grades and subjects raise questions about instructional support and resource allocation. A parent weighing this school would be wise to visit, talk to teachers, and ask directly about interventions for struggling students and how the school plans to lift its academic performance. For a family that values small-scale rural schooling and is aware of the academic challenges, Tyrone ES is a straightforward choice. For a family with higher academic expectations, the available evidence suggests those expectations may not be met here.
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