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B+

Geronimo Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Geronimo, and parts of Lawton.

Geronimo’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
322
Schools
3
Spent per student
$11,982
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Geronimo Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of Oklahoma districts
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $2,873 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 72% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Geronimo. Grade by grade →

PK–6Geronimo EsThis district
7–8Geronimo MSThis district
9–12Geronimo HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 24.9% · 176 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 27.2% · 176 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.2% · 29 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$11,982 per student · 2% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 37%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 51%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
310’20
349’21
343’22
325’23
322’24

Up 3.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 52%Two or more races 22%Hispanic 19%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Black 2%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Geronimo Es
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Geronimo
A−
176 students18:1
Geronimo MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Geronimo
C+
49 students13:1
Geronimo HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Geronimo
C+
97 students22:1

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.