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Alva Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Alva, Carmen and Dacoma.

Alva’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
1,054
Schools
5
Spent per student
$14,742
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
The gist

What stands out about Alva Public Schools

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 80% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% more per student than the OK average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 80% of the 522 Oklahoma school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Alva. Grade by grade →

PK–1Washington EsThis district
2–3Longfellow EsThis district
6–8Alva MSThis district
9–12Alva HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 24.9% · 500 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 27.2% · 501 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 81.2% · 46 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,742 per student · 21% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 39%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,033’20
1,041’21
1,039’22
1,033’23
1,054’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian 1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oklahoma.