Poteau High School serves 649 learners in grade levels 9-12.

Poteau High School landed in the upper 50% of all schools in Oklahoma for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is upper 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is upper 20%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 25-29% (which is lower than the Oklahoma state average of 31%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 45-49% (which is higher than the Oklahoma state average of 35%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Oklahoma state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 47% of the learner body (majority American Indian), which is lower than the Oklahoma state average of 51% (majority Latino and American Indian).

Poteau High School places among the upper 20% of public schools in Oklahoma for:

School Overview: Poteau High School’s learner population of 649 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 37 teachers has stayed flat over five school years

School Comparison: Poteau High School is ranked within the upper 50% of all 1,695 schools in Oklahoma (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Poteau High School is 0.62, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.70. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Poteau High School is Cameron High School (7.1 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is Pansy Kidd Middle School (1.1 miles away)