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Schools in Briggs · Briggs Public School

Briggs’s public schools score below 90% of Oklahoma districts on tests and graduation

In Briggs, 11% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Oklahoma average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Briggs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Oklahoma, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Oklahoma state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
11%
▼ 16 pts vs OK 27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 12 pts vs OK 25%
2021–22
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 2% vs OK $12.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.5
OK 16.1
Schools in town
1
390 students on the public path
In brief

Briggs’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 11% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 27% and 25% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $12,008 per student in FY2024, against $12,210 across Oklahoma. 32% of its revenue that year was federal (Oklahoma 14%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Briggs’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 10% of Oklahoma school districts. Test scores are below the Oklahoma average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Oklahoma school districts we grade (522)Better than 10%
Lower resultsHigher results
Oklahoma towns with similar household incomes (370)Better than 6%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 275 test results could put Briggs anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Briggs’s students in the tested grades sat them (275 in math, 275 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Briggs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Briggs Public SchoolBriggs Public SchoolD

Briggs’s public schools are run by Briggs Public School. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Briggs Public SchoolGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 390 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$12,008OK $12,210 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading11%
State average 27.2% · 275 students tested
Math13%
State average 24.9% · 275 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 32% of the Briggs district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 14% across Oklahoma, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Briggs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Oklahoma towns that share Briggs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BriggsDBriggs Public School

Every school in Briggs

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Briggsby address
Briggs Public School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tahlequah
D
390 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Briggs’s schools

Are Briggs’s schools good?

On Oklahoma’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Briggs children attend score below 90% of Oklahoma’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Briggs in?

Briggs Public School, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 390 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Briggs spend per student?

$12,008 in Briggs Public School (FY2024), against $12,210 across Oklahoma. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Oklahoma. Stars are from neighbors.