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Hardesty School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oklahoma for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 35 students in Hardesty School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Oklahoma.
Public Preschool in Hardesty School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Oklahoma public pre school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 27% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Oklahoma public preschool average of 57% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (OK)
# Schools
2 Schools
827 Schools
# Students
43 Students
303,482 Students
# Teachers
5 Teachers
19,433 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Hardesty School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 532 school districts in Oklahoma (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has decreased from PS% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#505 out of 537 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)≤10%
25%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
27%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤20%
31%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥50%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.74
% American Indian
9%
11%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
77%
21%
% Black
2%
8%
% White
12%
43%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
15%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$1 MM
$7,919 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$7,900 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,239
$12,144
Spending / Student
$22,313
$11,925
Best Hardesty School District Public Preschools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Hardesty Elementary School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
5th And Crawford
Hardesty, OK 73944
(580) 888-4258
Hardesty, OK 73944
(580) 888-4258
Gr: PK-8 | 35 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
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