Rock Creek

The Rock Creek area is home to two schools - Rock Creek Elementary School and Rock Creek High School, both part of the Rock Creek school district. While the high school is a standout performer, ranking 128th out of 431 Oklahoma high schools, the elementary school has struggled with lower statewide rankings in recent years, despite some areas of academic strength.

Rock Creek High School has consistently high performance, ranking 59th out of 439 Oklahoma high schools in 2022-2023 and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 80.1% for the 2021-2022 school year. In contrast, Rock Creek Elementary School outperforms the state average in several key test score metrics, including 3rd grade English Language Arts, 4th grade Mathematics, and 5th grade Science, but has shown improvement, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating in recent years.

Both schools face challenges related to socioeconomic factors, with high free/reduced lunch rates of 80.81% at the elementary school and 72.36% at the high school. The spending per student also varies significantly, with Rock Creek High School spending $16,035 per student compared to $7,681 per student at the elementary school. These differences in resources and student population may contribute to the contrasting performance between the two schools in the Rock Creek area.