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Schools in Perkins · Perkins-Tryon Public Schools

Perkins’s public schools outscore 73% of Oklahoma districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Perkins, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 92% of Perkins’s students graduate on time, above the Oklahoma average (81%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Oklahoma, not nationally.

#42of 130 Oklahoma townsK–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 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▲ 2 pts vs OK 27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▲ 1 pts vs OK 25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 9–13 pts vs OK 81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 3% vs OK $12.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.4
OK 16.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
1,591 students on the public path
In brief

Perkins’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 187 Oklahoma towns with household incomes within a quarter of Perkins’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 29% and math 26% in spring 2022, against 27% and 25% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,883 per student, against $12,210 across Oklahoma (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Perkins-Tryon Intermediate Es, then Perkins-Tryon MS, then Perkins-Tryon HS. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Perkins’s grade

B Test scoresB+ Graduation

B+: better than 73% of Oklahoma school districts, #42 of 130 Oklahoma towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Oklahoma average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Oklahoma school districts we grade (522)Better than 73%
Lower resultsHigher results
Oklahoma towns with similar household incomes (187)Better than 86%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 779 test results and a graduating class of 114 could put Perkins anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Perkins’s students in the tested grades sat them (778 in math, 780 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Perkins-Tryon EsPerkins-Tryon Public SchoolsNo scores
3–5Perkins-Tryon Intermediate EsPerkins-Tryon Public SchoolsA−
6–8Perkins-Tryon MSPerkins-Tryon Public SchoolsC
9–12Perkins-Tryon HSPerkins-Tryon Public SchoolsA

Perkins’s public schools are run by Perkins-Tryon Public Schools, which also serves Tryon. 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.

Perkins-Tryon Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,591 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$11,883OK $12,210 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 27.2% · 780 students tested
Math26%
State average 24.9% · 778 students tested

Perkins vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PerkinsB+Perkins-Tryon

Every school in Perkins

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).

District schools in Perkinsby address
Perkins-Tryon Es
Elementary · Grades PK–2
441 students15:1Rate it →
Perkins-Tryon Intermediate Es
Elementary · Grades 3–5
A−
366 students15:1Rate it →
Perkins-Tryon MS
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
330 students13:1Rate it →
Perkins-Tryon HS
High · Grades 9–12
A
454 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Perkins’s schools

Are Perkins’s schools good?

By Oklahoma’s own tests, yes: the public schools Perkins children attend outscore 73% of Oklahoma’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #42 of 130 Oklahoma towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Perkins in?

Perkins-Tryon Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,591 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Perkins kids go to high school?

Perkins-Tryon HS, with 454 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Perkins’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Perkins-Tryon Public Schools graduated in four years, against 81% across Oklahoma.

How much does Perkins spend per student?

$11,883 in Perkins-Tryon Public Schools (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 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Oklahoma. Stars are from neighbors.