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C+

Moss Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Lamar and Horntown.

Lamar’s Schools page →

Students
245
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,193
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Debt
$1.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Moss Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of Oklahoma districts
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 33% more per student than the OK average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.2M, about $4,767 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lamar. Grade by grade →

PK–8Moss EsThis district
9–12Moss HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 24.9% · 132 students tested
Reading / language arts20–24%
State average 27.2% · 132 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.2% · 19 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
$16,193 per student · 33% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 41%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 31%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
262’20
251’21
256’22
243’23
245’24

Down 6.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 58%American Indian/Alaska Native 22%Two or more races 18%Hispanic 3%

Schools in the district

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

Moss Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Holdenville
C−
169 students13:1
Moss HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Holdenville
D
76 students18:1

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.