The reported proficiency rate for Math is 20%.
Original Research by School Decision on Yarbrough Es
Yarbrough ES is a combined elementary and middle school serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in the Yarbrough district, located south of Goodwell, Oklahoma. The school sits on a rural highway in Texas County, a stretch of the Oklahoma Panhandle where the landscape is flat and agricultural. Goodwell itself is a small prairie town anchored by Oklahoma Panhandle State University, and the school draws from that community and the surrounding farm-and-ranch area. The town’s population has been declining over recent decades, and no major new development was found in public records. Housing in the area is relatively affordable compared to state and national benchmarks, which may matter for families considering a move to the district.
The school is small. Its enrollment is modest for a PK-8 campus, with students spread across all grade levels from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic population. No data on economic disadvantage, special education, or English-learner status was available in the sources reviewed, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the support structures in place.
State testing results for the most recent year are limited. The only reported proficiency rate comes from fourth-grade math, where a portion of students scored at the proficient level or above. Results for all other grades and subjects in math, English language arts, and science were suppressed, which often reflects very small testing groups where privacy rules prevent publication. A parent should be aware that the public record offers a thin picture of academic performance at this school. That said, when the available proficiency data is combined across tested subjects and grades into a single index and placed alongside other districts in Texas County, Yarbrough’s overall performance falls above the midpoint of the county. The comparison set includes six districts, and Yarbrough’s index sits in the top quarter of that group. No high school graduation rate is reported because the school does not serve grades nine through twelve.
The school offers a full PK-8 span, meaning students do not need to change schools until high school. Beyond that, no course access, program offerings, or staffing data were present in the materials examined. The district has no recent major changes reported in public sources.
For families who value a very small rural school with a long grade span and a setting tied to a small university town, Yarbrough ES may be a fit. The housing market in the area is relatively affordable, though the town’s population is contracting rather than growing. The academic story is partly hidden by suppressed data, so a direct conversation with the school about classroom instruction, assessment results, and support for all learners would be the next step for any parent wanting a fuller picture.
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