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Schools in Velma

Velma’s public schools

Velma-Alma Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Velma. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Oklahoma’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 2% vs OK $12.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
OK 16.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
447 students on the public path
In brief

Velma’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Velma’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s 1,626 public schools. Velma-Alma Es places highest (better than 90%); Velma-Alma MS lowest (38%). 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 Velma, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Velma-Alma EsVelma-Alma Public SchoolsA
6–8Velma-Alma MSVelma-Alma Public SchoolsC+
9–12Velma-Alma HSVelma-Alma Public SchoolsC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Velma-Alma Public Schools.

The district

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

Velma-Alma Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 447 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$11,934OK $12,210 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 27.2% · 242 students tested
Math30%
State average 24.9% · 242 students tested

Velma vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Velma—Velma-Alma

Every school in Velma

3 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 Velmaby address
Velma-Alma Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
211 students15:1Rate it →
Velma-Alma MS
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
90 students10:1Rate it →
Velma-Alma HS
High · Grades 9–12
C+
146 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Velma’s schools

Are Velma’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Velma. Velma-Alma Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Velma. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Velma in?

Velma-Alma Public Schools.

Where do Velma kids go to high school?

Velma-Alma HS.

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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.