The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in Science. The lowest is 19% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Valliant Es
Valliant ES is a public elementary school in the small rural town of Valliant, Oklahoma, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of the Valliant Public Schools district. The town itself has a stable population and an economic history rooted in agriculture and later forest products, with the Weyerhaeuser paperboard plant and paper mill as the largest employer. The community is compact, the school is integrated into the town, and the NCES classifies the district locale as rural and remote.
Academically, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile relative to other districts in McCurtain County. That is a meaningful strength in the local context. But the pattern inside the school is uneven. In early elementary grades, a solid majority of students meet state standards in math. By fifth grade, however, that share drops sharply, and reading results follow a similar pattern for the fifth-grade cohort. Science results for fifth grade are more moderate, with a notable share of students reaching proficiency. One important gap in the available data is that reading and math proficiency for third and fourth graders could not be fully reported due to suppression, so a complete picture of literacy development in the earlier grades is not accessible from the public data. A parent may want to follow up directly with the school to understand how reading progress is measured and supported across all elementary years.
The student body is racially and ethnically diverse. The largest group is white, followed by a substantial share of American Indian or Alaska Native students, and then a similar-sized group of students who identify as two or more races. Smaller shares are Black, Hispanic, and Asian. Information about the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, or receiving special education or English learner services, was not available in the school’s data. Household incomes and housing costs in the area are below national and state medians, making home ownership relatively affordable compared to broader benchmarks. The local housing market has seen a slight dip in values recently, but remains accessible.
The district brief turned up no recent changes or initiatives of lasting impact, so the school appears to be operating without major recent disruption or reform.
For a family considering this school, the picture is mixed. Valliant ES offers a small, community-centered setting with above-average academic performance relative to other schools in the same county, especially in the early elementary years. The drop in fifth-grade proficiency is a soft spot that warrants investigation, and the suppression of some test data means a parent cannot fully evaluate reading progress in the primary grades from this data alone. The school is likely a good fit for families who prioritize a close rural environment and are comfortable engaging directly with the school to understand how it supports students as they move into upper elementary work.
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