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C−

Lowrey Public School

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 4 towns

Serves Moodys, Steely Hollow, Lowrey and Johnson Prairie.

Moodys’ School Grade C better than 26% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
100
Schools
1
Spent per student
$18,105
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lowrey Public School

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 21% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 48% more per student than the OK average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $980 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 21% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CMoodys 1,108Steely Hollow 342Lowrey 264Johnson Prairie 142

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Moodys. Grade by grade →

PK–82 schoolsGrand View Public School

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 24.9% · 75 students tested
Reading / language arts15–19%
State average 27.2% · 75 students tested

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
$18,105 per student · 48% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 54%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
111’20
109’21
100’22
95’23
100’24

Down 9.9% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 55%White 23%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 9%

Schools in the district

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

Lowrey Public School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tahlequah
C−
100 students9:1

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.