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Schools in Dacoma

Dacoma’s public schools

Alva Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dacoma. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Oklahoma’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Oklahoma’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▲ 21% vs OK $12.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
OK 16.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
903 students on the public path
In brief

Dacoma’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Dacoma’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s 1,626 public schools. Longfellow Es places highest (better than 94%); Alva MS lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dacoma, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Washington Esin AlvaNo scores
2–3Longfellow Esin AlvaA
6–8Alva MSin AlvaB−
9–12Alva HSin AlvaB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alva Public Schools.

The district

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

Alva Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,054 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$14,742OK $12,210 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 27.2% · 501 students tested
Math31%
State average 24.9% · 500 students tested

Dacoma vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dacoma—Alva

Every school in Dacoma

4 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).

Also serving Dacomain other towns
Washington Es
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Alva
240 students16:1Rate it →
Longfellow Es
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Alva
A
156 students13:1Rate it →
Alva MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alva
B−
228 students13:1Rate it →
Alva HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Alva
B+
279 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Dacoma’s schools

Are Dacoma’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dacoma. Alva Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dacoma. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dacoma in?

Alva Public Schools.

Where do Dacoma kids go to high school?

Alva HS.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) 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). Stars are from neighbors.