Sterling

The Sterling school district in Oklahoma consists of two schools - Sterling Elementary School and Sterling High School. While the elementary school has seen steady improvement in its statewide ranking, the high school has had more fluctuations, with mixed academic performance across subject areas.

Sterling Elementary School stands out for outperforming the state average in 4th grade English Language Arts proficiency, with 57% of students scoring proficient or better compared to the state average of 47%. However, the school also has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 66.97%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. In contrast, Sterling High School has a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 46.39% and a strong 80.1% four-year graduation rate, but its academic performance is more mixed, with lower proficiency rates in Mathematics and Science.

The Sterling school district as a whole is ranked 43 out of 342 districts in Oklahoma and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. The district's resource allocation decisions, with Sterling High School spending significantly more per student than Sterling Elementary School, may be a factor in the schools' varying academic outcomes.