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Brushy Public School

Public | PK-8 | 309 students

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4 stars

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Posted April 28, 2010

I love this school because the teachers actually care about their students.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted September 14, 2009

My experience with Brushy school has been great! The teachers & staff are great! My youngest just started Kindergarten & it is amazing how much he has learned in just a few weeks. Thanks to his wonderful teacher Mrs. McKenzie. The sports and everything is great at this school. I just wish it had a high school!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted July 24, 2008

Last year my kids came from another district and were both struggling at the bottom of their classes. By the end of last term, I had Honor roll and student of the month certificates coming in regularly! My youngest went from reading recovery to reading advanced for his grade. Wonderful!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted June 12, 2008

Teachers there go that extra mile to make sure each child have the chance to excel in all subjects.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted November 6, 2007

my children have attened brushy school from the begining of there school experence and my husband and I are very pleased with the teachers at the school we have just moved to muldrow and are very sad that at the end of the semester that our children are going to have to transfer schools our oldest daughter has had a amazing time at the school and loves the fact that she gets to play sports there. guys keep up the good work and we will miss you all. cyndi lindsy and family
—Submitted by cyndi lindsy, a parent


Posted December 14, 2006

Two of my grandchildren attend this school. It was the only school that would accpt my grand-daughter as a regular kindergarten student when she was bored in Head Start. the teachers and principle were eager to help her to excel in academics and sports. My grandson is also being encouraged to excel and is given extra assignments when he gets bored. The Brushy Academic Team is an excellent tool to keep gifted students interested in school. The coaching staff can be rough on the students, but so do the coaching staffs at all schools. If you don't push a student, he/she will not succeed. I am proud that my grandchildren attend Brushy. I encourage all parents to send their children to smaller, rural schools, where each student is treated as an individual.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted October 2, 2006

I would have to say that three of my four children go to a really great school and the teachers are wonderful. I love the school so much that I drove eight miles every day for the last to years to take my children to the school. thanks c lindsy
—Submitted by cyndi lindsy, a parent


Posted August 9, 2006

My children have been going to Brushy Elementary for over 6 years now. I have found that the teachers are excellent in teaching techniques to the children that improve the childs own personal way of learning. The teachers communicate with the parents to provide the child with the best possible learning skills. My children love going to school at Brushy because of the easy going students and the discipline given on bullying others. Every child is given the discipline they need in a non-bias way. This school really cares for their students, unlike most of the schools in this area. I am not looking forward to my children going past the 8th grade and having to go to another school in this area at all! Brushy is the best in this area and will always be!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted March 20, 2006

My daughter has changed for the better since starting this school. Her grades are up, she is happy everyday, the teachers are amazing, providing one on one attention to our children allowing them to better understand a subject. What sports they might not offer, I believe is up to the parent to find it locally. We should all be very very proud of this place! Thank you a very satisfied mother
—Submitted by a parent


Posted February 19, 2005

In my opinion the strongest point this school has is it's quality of teachers. All the teachers are qualified,and then there's those few that are just fantastic to name one, Mrs.Keer. I hated to rate the teacher quality at 3 because Mrs.Kerr is definetly a 5. As far as sports go,well if i were to rate that it would have got a 0. The coaching is really non-existant,the P. E. class here is you either play sports or I don't care what you do,leaving several kids unattended alot of times. In my overall opinion a school is only as good as it's,student body,facaulty and principal make it. So when you have a student body guided towards being good old boys and a principal who would rather punish the group than find out who he really needs to be punishing, I don't see this school or it's moral getting any better.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted January 18, 2005

If you have a child who is college bound this is not the school for you. Higher education is not stressed. Dicipline is rare and light. Fighting among the students is the norm and the teachers look the other way. If you don't fit the 'good ole boy' mold you don't fit in, there is no room for deviation.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted January 18, 2005

I attended this school as a child and I sent my child there this year. I had nothing but WONDERFUL experiences there and nothing has changed since my daughter has started attending. The teacher/student ratio is great! The children always have one on one attention. I have nothing but great things to say about this school. Highly recommended!
—Submitted by Cristie Williams, a parent


Posted January 3, 2005

Our experience with this school has been very disappointing. If your child does not play sports he will either sit alone for an hour each day or roam the grounds unattended. If he does play sports he will be berated and insulted, and his self-esteem will suffer terribly. If your child is gifted there will be no program for him. Fighting and bullying are rampant. If, however, your goal is to raise a 'good old boy' with a C-average and bad manners, then you have come to the right place. Otherwise, I would look to the many other schools in the area that actually care about discipline and education.
—Submitted by a parent


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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 76% in 2009.

25 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
76%

2008

 
 
85%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 84% in 2009.

25 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
88%

2008

 
 
90%
Scale: % satisfactory or advanced

About the tests


In 2008-2009 Oklahoma used the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The results for reading and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. The OCCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Oklahoma. The goal is for all students to score at or above the satisfactory level on the test.

See Oklahoma's state standards

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 80% in 2009.

36 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
81%

2008

 
 
84%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 89% in 2009.

36 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
86%

2008

 
 
94%
Scale: % satisfactory or advanced

About the tests


In 2008-2009 Oklahoma used the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The results for reading and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. The OCCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Oklahoma. The goal is for all students to score at or above the satisfactory level on the test.

See Oklahoma's state standards

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 84% in 2009.

19 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
100%

2008

 
 
78%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 81% in 2009.

19 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
100%

2008

 
 
75%
Science

The state average for Science was 85% in 2008.

32 students were tested at this school in 2008.

2008

 
 
78%
Social Studies

The state average for Social Studies was 68% in 2008.

32 students were tested at this school in 2008.

2008

 
 
40%
Scale: % satisfactory or advanced

About the tests


In 2008-2009 Oklahoma used the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The results for reading and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. The OCCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Oklahoma. The goal is for all students to score at or above the satisfactory level on the test.

See Oklahoma's state standards

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 82% in 2009.

26 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
92%

2008

 
 
72%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 79% in 2009.

26 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
69%

2008

 
 
76%
Scale: % satisfactory or advanced

About the tests


In 2008-2009 Oklahoma used the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The results for reading and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. The OCCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Oklahoma. The goal is for all students to score at or above the satisfactory level on the test.

See Oklahoma's state standards

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 78% in 2009.

25 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
88%

2008

 
 
87%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 80% in 2009.

25 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
72%

2008

 
 
87%
Scale: % satisfactory or advanced

About the tests


In 2008-2009 Oklahoma used the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The results for reading and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. The OCCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Oklahoma. The goal is for all students to score at or above the satisfactory level on the test.

See Oklahoma's state standards

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 81% in 2009.

17 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
94%

2008

 
 
90%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 81% in 2009.

17 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
82%

2008

 
 
80%
Science

The state average for Science was 87% in 2008.

10 students were tested at this school in 2008.

2008

 
 
70%
Scale: % satisfactory or advanced

About the tests


In 2008-2009 Oklahoma used the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The results for reading and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. The OCCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Oklahoma. The goal is for all students to score at or above the satisfactory level on the test.

See Oklahoma's state standards

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education

Math

All Students76%
Female75%
Male77%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indian73%
White82%
Economically disadvantaged71%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students88%
Female92%
Male85%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indian73%
White100%
Economically disadvantaged86%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % satisfactory or advanced

About the tests


In 2008-2009 Oklahoma used the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The results for reading and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. The OCCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Oklahoma. The goal is for all students to score at or above the satisfactory level on the test.

The different student groups are identified by the Oklahoma State Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Oklahoma's state standards

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education

Math

All Students81%
Female88%
Male74%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indian60%
White92%
Economically disadvantaged82%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a

Reading

All Students86%
Female88%
Male84%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indian90%
White88%
Economically disadvantaged85%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Scale: % satisfactory or advanced

About the tests


In 2008-2009 Oklahoma used the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The results for reading and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. The OCCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Oklahoma. The goal is for all students to score at or above the satisfactory level on the test.

The different student groups are identified by the Oklahoma State Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Oklahoma's state standards

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education

Math

All Students100%
Femalen/a
Male100%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indiann/a
White100%
Economically disadvantaged100%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students100%
Femalen/a
Male100%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indiann/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged100%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % satisfactory or advanced

About the tests


In 2008-2009 Oklahoma used the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The results for reading and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. The OCCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Oklahoma. The goal is for all students to score at or above the satisfactory level on the test.

The different student groups are identified by the Oklahoma State Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Oklahoma's state standards

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education

Math

All Students92%
Female92%
Male92%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indian87%
White100%
Economically disadvantaged90%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a

Reading

All Students69%
Female77%
Male62%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indian73%
White64%
Economically disadvantaged70%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Scale: % satisfactory or advanced

About the tests


In 2008-2009 Oklahoma used the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The results for reading and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. The OCCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Oklahoma. The goal is for all students to score at or above the satisfactory level on the test.

The different student groups are identified by the Oklahoma State Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Oklahoma's state standards

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education

Math

All Students88%
Female92%
Male83%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indian92%
White85%
Economically disadvantaged88%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a

Reading

All Students72%
Female69%
Male75%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indian67%
White77%
Economically disadvantaged75%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Scale: % satisfactory or advanced

About the tests


In 2008-2009 Oklahoma used the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The results for reading and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. The OCCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Oklahoma. The goal is for all students to score at or above the satisfactory level on the test.

The different student groups are identified by the Oklahoma State Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Oklahoma's state standards

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education

Math

All Students94%
Femalen/a
Male90%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indiann/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged93%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a

Reading

All Students82%
Femalen/a
Male70%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
American Indiann/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged86%
Not economically disadvantagedn/a
Scale: % satisfactory or advanced

About the tests


In 2008-2009 Oklahoma used the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The results for reading and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. The OCCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Oklahoma. The goal is for all students to score at or above the satisfactory level on the test.

The different student groups are identified by the Oklahoma State Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Oklahoma's state standards

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
American Indian/Alaska Native 69% 19%
White 26% 57%
Hispanic 3% 10%
Black 2% 11%
Asian/Pacific Islander N/A 2%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 84%N/A56%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 16N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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100968 South 4650 Rd
Sallisaw, OK 74955
Phone: (918) 775-4458

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