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Schools in Pershing

Pershing’s public schools

Barnsdall Public Schools and Pawhuska Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pershing. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above Oklahoma’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 13% vs OK $12.2K
FY2024 · Pawhuska
Students per teacher
16.6
OK 16.1
Schools in town
0
974 students on the public path
In brief

Pershing’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Pershing’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s 1,626 public schools. Barnsdall Es places highest (better than 38%); Pawhuska MS lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Pershing, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Pawhuska HS and Barnsdall 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD

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

Two districts serve Pershing

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

Barnsdall Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 452 students, up 4% since 2022–23 · 19.2 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$11,242OK $12,210 · FY2024
C−
Pawhuska Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 679 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$13,753OK $12,210 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Barnsdall Public Schools22%
State average 27.2% · 190 students tested
Math · PK–12, Barnsdall Public Schools8%
State average 24.9% · 190 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pawhuska Public Schools16%
State average 27.2% · 348 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pawhuska Public Schools15%
State average 24.9% · 348 students tested

Pershing vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pershing—Barnsdall PK–12 · Pawhuska PK–12

Every school in Pershing

6 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 Pershingin other towns
Barnsdall Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Barnsdall
C+
222 students18:1Rate it →
Indian Camp Es
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Pawhuska
182 students16:1Rate it →
Pawhuska MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pawhuska
D
157 students18:1Rate it →
Barnsdall Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Barnsdall
85 students18:1Rate it →
Pawhuska HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Pawhuska
D
183 students12:1Rate it →
Barnsdall HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Barnsdall
D
145 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Pershing’s schools

Are Pershing’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pershing. Barnsdall Public Schools and Pawhuska Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pershing. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pershing in?

Barnsdall Public Schools and Pawhuska Public Schools.

Where do Pershing kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Pawhuska HS and Barnsdall HS.

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What Pershing families are saying about school.

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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.