The reported proficiency rate for Math is 0%.
Original Research by School Decision on Wickliffe Public School
Wickliffe Public School serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Salina, a small rural town on the eastern shore of Lake Hudson in Mayes County, Oklahoma. The school is the sole building in the Wickliffe district, and its enrollment is small, with a student body that is predominantly Native American, followed by a smaller share of white students and a handful of students who identify as two or more races or Hispanic. The community itself is a sparsely populated place with a modest commercial strip of convenience stores, a bank, a post office, and a handful of cafés; the texture of the town is rural residential, with a strong tie to the lake and a history tied to the fur trade and salt works. Population figures have shown a slow decline over recent decades, though the most recent estimates suggest a slight uptick.
Because Wickliffe only goes through eighth grade, there is no high school graduation rate to consider. State testing data from the 2024-25 school year is largely suppressed across most subjects and grade levels, a common pattern when class sizes are very small and the state withholds results to protect student privacy. In the one grade where a result was reported – seventh-grade math – no student scored at or above the proficient level. That single data point is thin evidence on its own, but it places the school’s overall proficiency index in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Mayes County. A parent might want to discuss academic progress directly with the school, especially since most grade-level results are not publicly available to track trends.
The peer environment at Wickliffe reflects the demographics of the surrounding area. The majority of students are American Indian or Alaska Native, and the school draws from a community where the Cherokee Nation is a prominent presence – the Cherokee Nation Health Clinic is a major local employer. The district’s poverty rate is high, and although the share of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch was not reported in the available data, the town’s median household income is low by national standards, and economic stress is a fact of life for many families here. The school itself appears to be integrated into the small town rather than set apart on a large campus.
Housing values in the area are modest relative to national averages. A typical home in the zip code that covers Salina carries a price below the national benchmark, and the market has seen a mild year-over-year increase. There is no indication of major new housing developments or commercial expansion; the town’s infrastructure remains essentially unchanged, with no reported annexations or subdivisions. For families who value a quiet, lake-adjacent setting with a slow pace of growth, Salina fits that description.
Student support data is missing from the record. There is no information on the number of students with individualized education plans, English learners, or chronic absenteeism. Similarly, details on staffing ratios, course access, and discipline incidents are absent. The district brief turned up no recent policy changes or referendums to report. A parent considering Wickliffe may want to contact the school directly to ask about class sizes, special education services, and any enrichment or intervention programs that operate within a small PK-8 environment.
Overall, Wickliffe Public School offers a tightly knit, rural educational experience for families in and around Salina. Its academic picture is difficult to assess from public data because of suppressed results, but the one available score points to a challenge area in middle-school math. The school’s size and grade span mean that students move on to a different high school after eighth grade, typically to Salina High School or a neighboring district such as Pryor, depending on which side of Lake Hudson they live on. For a family that prioritizes a small school where every student is known, and that is comfortable with the trade-offs of limited public performance data and a rural setting, Wickliffe is a straightforward option.
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