Best Public Schools in Velma, OK


Summary:

The city of Velma, Oklahoma is home to three schools serving students from elementary through high school: Velma-Alma Elementary School, Velma-Alma High School, and Velma-Alma Middle School. While the schools share a district, they exhibit distinct performance characteristics, with Velma-Alma Elementary and Velma-Alma Middle standing out as the strongest performers in the district.

Velma-Alma Elementary is the highest-ranked school in the district, earning a 4-star rating and outperforming the state average in 5th-grade math proficiency. However, it also has the highest free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a larger proportion of economically disadvantaged students. In contrast, Velma-Alma High has relatively low test scores, with proficiency rates below 50% in all 11th-grade subjects, suggesting an area for improvement.

The Velma-Alma district as a whole has a predominantly white student population, with low representation of other racial and ethnic groups. Additionally, there are significant differences in spending per student across the schools, with Velma-Alma High spending over $5,000 more per student than Velma-Alma Elementary. These disparities in resources and student demographics may be areas for the district to address to ensure equity and support the needs of all students.








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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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