Best Public Schools in Sentinel, OK

Summary:

The city of Sentinel, Oklahoma is home to two schools: McMurray Elementary School and Blanche Thomas High School. Both schools have shown strong academic performance, with McMurray Elementary ranking 194th out of 646 Oklahoma elementary schools and Blanche Thomas High School ranking 83rd out of 431 Oklahoma high schools in recent years.

McMurray Elementary School stands out for its high 8th-grade proficiency in OSTP/Science, at 47% compared to the state average of 35%. However, the school also has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 64.04%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. Blanche Thomas High School, on the other hand, has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years and has shown improvement in 11th-grade CCRA/English Language Arts scores, increasing from 37.5% proficient or better in 2022-2023 to 42.1% in 2023-2024.

The data also reveals that Sentinel schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with McMurray Elementary at 13.8 and Blanche Thomas High at 10.3. However, the higher per-student spending at Blanche Thomas High School ($15,575) compared to McMurray Elementary ($9,357) suggests a greater investment in resources and support for the high school. Overall, the Sentinel school district appears to be providing quality education, but the high rates of economic disadvantage across both schools suggest the need for targeted support to ensure equitable opportunities for all students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CCRA English Language Arts (2024)	CCRA Mathematics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CCRA English Language Arts 11th Grade	CCRA Mathematics 11th Grade	Total
McMurray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	708 E Washington	Sentinel	73664	Washita County	Sentinel	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 393-4997	203	15	13.8	64.0%	133 (65.5%)	2 (1.0%)	40 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.9%)								(n/a)			$11,868
Blanche Thomas High School	Public	9-12	708 E Washington	Sentinel	73664	Washita County	Sentinel	No	(n/a)	No	No	(580) 393-2112	86	8	10.3	54.7%	46 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.8%)								(n/a)	42.1	21.1	$17,469

Cities Near Sentinel

City	Distance	# of Schools
Hobart	9.79 mi	3
Lone Wolf	12.36 mi	2
Burns Flat	13.26 mi	2
Cordell	14.49 mi	3
Granite	17.15 mi	3

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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