Summary:
The city of Elk City, Oklahoma is home to 6 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The data reveals that Merritt Elementary School and Elk City Middle School stand out as the top-performing schools in the area, with consistently high test scores that exceed the state averages.
Across the district, there is a wide range in free and reduced-price lunch rates, from 52.79% at Elk City High School to 67.48% at Elk City Elementary School, indicating significant socioeconomic diversity within the Elk City and Merritt school districts. Additionally, the per-student spending ranges from $6,969 at Elk City Elementary to $11,790 at Merritt High School, suggesting potential differences in resource allocation across the schools.
Despite the variations in performance and funding, both Elk City High School and Merritt High School maintained similar four-year graduation rates of 80.1% in the 2021-2022 school year, indicating that there may be district-level factors influencing this outcome across the high schools.
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