Mcalester School District

200 East Adams
Mcalester, OK 74501-4728
(District boundaries shown in map)
9/
10
Top 20%

Top Rankings

Mcalester School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oklahoma for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 1,350 students in Mcalester School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public elementary schools in Oklahoma.
Public Elementary Schools in Mcalester School District have an average math proficiency score of 46% (versus the Oklahoma public elementary school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Hispanic and American Indian), which is less than the Oklahoma public elementary school average of 57% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (OK)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,193 Schools
# Students
3,008 Students
450,152 Students
# Teachers
185 Teachers
28,631 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Mcalester School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 532 school districts in Oklahoma (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
This School District
State Average (OK)
#102 out of 537 school districts
(Top 20%)
36%
25%
32%
27%
38%
31%
(20-21)
73%
78%

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