Summary:
The city of Apache, Oklahoma is home to three public schools: Apache Elementary School, Apache High School, and Apache Middle School, all part of the Boone-Apache school district. While the high school performs relatively well, the elementary and middle schools have consistently ranked in the lower half of Oklahoma schools, suggesting a need for improvement in academic performance across the district.
Apache Elementary School has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, but its 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 60% is higher than the state average of 51%. However, the school has a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 84.92%, indicating a predominantly low-income student population. In contrast, Apache High School has a 3-star rating and a 4-year graduation rate of 80.1%, but its 11th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (33.3%) and Mathematics (18.5%) are relatively low compared to state averages.
Across the district, student-teacher ratios range from 11.4 at the high school to 14.2 at the elementary school, and per-student spending varies from $7,801 at the elementary school to $10,267 at the high school. These differences in resources and funding may contribute to the disparities in academic performance observed between the schools. Addressing the low performance, particularly at the elementary and middle school levels, and supporting the high-poverty student population should be key priorities for the Boone-Apache school district.
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