Braggs

The schools in Braggs, Oklahoma serve a small, rural community with two schools - Braggs Elementary School and Braggs High School. Both schools face significant challenges, with consistently low statewide rankings, high poverty rates, and low proficiency in core academic subjects.

Braggs Elementary School has a small enrollment of 97 students and a high free and reduced lunch rate of 88.66%, indicating a high-poverty student population. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Oklahoma elementary schools over the past decade, despite relatively high spending of $10,025 per student. In contrast, Braggs High School has an even smaller enrollment of 45 students and a free and reduced lunch rate of 84.44%. The high school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, from a high of 93 out of 449 in 2014-2015 to a low of 395 out of 439 in 2022-2023, with a four-year graduation rate of 80.1% and low proficiency rates in core subjects.

Overall, the data suggests that the schools in Braggs face significant challenges in terms of student achievement, resource allocation, and addressing the needs of their high-poverty student populations. While the schools are spending relatively high amounts per student, the low performance and fluctuating rankings indicate a need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for the students in this rural community.