Wister Es, Wister OK - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Wister Es

Wister Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in the rural town of Wister, Oklahoma, a small community in Le Flore County near Lake Wister and the Ouachita National Forest. The school is part of the Wister district, which runs a single campus housing elementary, middle, and high school grades. For families considering this school, the most important takeaway is the state assessment results: across tested grades in math, English language arts, and science, the share of students scoring proficient is low by a wide margin. In the most recent testing year, math proficiency was in the single digits for grades five, six, and seven, and only modestly higher in grade four. English language arts results followed a similar pattern, with the highest proficiency rate appearing in grade six at roughly one in six students, while grade four and grade seven saw even smaller fractions. Science results were available for grades five and eight; eighth-grade science stood out at about one in three students proficient, but fifth-grade science matched the lower pattern seen in other subjects. Overall, the school’s proficiency index landed below the midpoint when placed against other districts in Le Flore County.

The enrollment is moderate for a combined elementary and middle school, serving just over three hundred students. The student body is roughly evenly split between White students and American Indian or Alaska Native students, with small numbers of students identifying as Hispanic, Black, or two or more races. Data on students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, students with disabilities, and English learners were not available in the source information, so families would need to ask the school directly about these supports. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.

Wister itself is a tight-knit rural town with a population that has been stable to slightly declining in recent decades. Housing values in the area are below the national median, and the local economy appears oriented around small businesses, outdoor recreation at Lake Wister State Park, and the school system itself. The town’s built environment is low-density and highway-oriented, with limited walkability. The school is situated on a single campus that also houses the district’s middle and high school, creating a cohesive K-12 setting but one that is separated from a downtown core.

Because the data do not include information on staffing ratios, discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, or course access beyond the state tests, a parent may want to follow up with the school to understand class sizes, enrichment programs, special education services, and the overall school climate. The district’s recent changes, such as bond elections or curriculum updates, were not found in available public sources, so that part of the picture is unclear. For a family weighing this school, the academic data points to significant challenges in reaching grade-level proficiency, especially in middle-school math and reading. The school’s strength may lie in its small, rural setting and the continuity of a PK-8 building where students stay in a familiar environment through eighth grade. The student population reflects the local community’s racial composition, and the surrounding area offers outdoor amenities and a quiet pace of life. Families who value those community ties and are prepared to work closely with the school on academic progress may find Wister Elementary a fit; those prioritizing high measured test performance would likely need to look elsewhere.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 23%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 58%

School 8% · District 8%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 66%

School 6% · District 6%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 72%

School 2% · District 2%

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 312%

School 12% · District 12%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 43%

School 3% · District 3%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 8 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 617%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 3 pts below state median

Grade 77%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 88%

School 8% · District 8%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 33%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income53%Higher-income46%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income12%Higher-income46%34 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income31%Higher-income36%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income35%Higher-income46%10 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income24%Higher-income36%12 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income8%Higher-income0%8 pp gap