The top reported proficiency rate is 17% in Math. The lowest is 15% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Webbers Falls Es
Webbers Falls Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in a single building, making it the sole public school option for the town’s younger children. Once students finish eighth grade, they move on to a high school elsewhere, likely within the same small district. The school sits in Webbers Falls, a very small rural town along the Arkansas River in southeastern Muskogee County. The town has experienced a steady population decline over recent decades, and no major new housing or commercial development has surfaced in public records. Housing values in the area are well below the national typical level, and the local economy offers limited employment beyond the school, town government, and a nearby lock and dam operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The student body is small, with enrollment in the low hundreds spread across grades. American Indian or Alaska Native students and students identifying as two or more races each make up a substantial share of the enrollment, with white students also present in notable numbers. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Information on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are English learners was not available in the data provided. A parent may want to ask the school directly about these support categories.
State testing results from the most recent school year show a pattern that families should weigh carefully. In mathematics, the share of students scoring proficient or above was low in the fourth grade, lower still in the sixth grade, and similarly low in the seventh grade. Results for third, fifth, and eighth grade math were suppressed, which can happen when the number of students tested is very small. In English language arts, the rate of proficiency was low in fourth grade and very low in eighth grade. Scores for third, fifth, sixth, and seventh grade ELA were suppressed. Science results for fifth and eighth grade were also suppressed. Because suppression occurs with small testing groups, the overall picture is incomplete, but where numbers are visible, the school’s performance sits below the midpoint among districts in Muskogee County on a combined proficiency measure. A parent should consider that the school’s small size means a handful of students can shift any percentage noticeably, but the available evidence suggests that academic mastery as measured by state tests is an area of concern.
The school does not offer high school programs such as Advanced Placement or career-technical pathways, because its grade span stops at eighth grade. No data on course access, staffing ratios, discipline rates, or chronic absenteeism was provided, so those dimensions of the school environment are not possible to assess here. The town itself has limited walkability, no identified public library, and few civic structures beyond a riverfront park, a small museum, and the recreation area around the reservoir. The school building is likely within the compact town footprint rather than set apart from it.
No recent district-level changes, such as property-tax shifts or curriculum overhauls, were found in publicly available records. That absence could mean stability or simply that the district does not produce visible news coverage. For a family considering this school, the key takeaway is that it is a small, rural K-8 building in a shrinking community, where state test scores are a clear weakness and the broader context offers few academic or economic resources beyond what the school itself provides.
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