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Poteau Public Schools

100 Mockingbird Lane, Poteau, OK 74953

2,373 Students | 149 Teachers | 4 Schools

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PANSY KIDD MS
POTEAU HS
POTEAU PRIMARY ES
POTEAU UPPER ES

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District Composition

1% Black

17% Hispanic

52% White

1% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

5% Two or More Races

23% Native American or Alaska Native

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

Native Am.

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.8x

White students are 2.8 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Black students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

7.7x

Black students are 7.7 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White student suspensions is not available.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 2.7 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Achievement Gap

0.9 grades

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 0.9 grades behind White students.

The achievement gap between Black students and White students is not available.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

8% Hispanic

70% White

2% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

19% Native American or Alaska Native

Hispanic

White

Asian

Native Am.

Gifted & Talented Composition

1% Black

4% Hispanic

58% White

3% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

7% Two or More Races

27% Native American or Alaska Native

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

Native Am.

This District

State

Students

48% Nonwhite Students

100%

54% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

100%

85% - 89% High School Graduation Rate

100%

13% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

83 students

100%

10% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

240 students

100%

35% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

225 students

100%

Students Enrolled in Physics

100%

15% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

95 students

100%

26% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

165 students

100%

46%

Students Enrolled in Biology

297 students

100%

11% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

72 students

100%

Students Enrolled in Calculus

100%

2% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

50 students

100%

Teachers & Resources

16 Students for Every Teacher

15.6

5% Inexperienced Teachers

100%

22% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

100%

9 Average Number of AP Courses per School

6.4

2.7 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

2.7

3.9

1 School With Credit Recovery Programs

1 School With Dual Enrollment Programs

4 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

Schools With International Baccalaureates

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State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

9% Black

42% White

49% Native American or Alaska Native

Black

White

Native Am.

Expulsion Composition

50% White

50% Native American or Alaska Native

White

Native Am.

This District

State

Students

45 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

2% of all students in this district

44.1K

46 Total In-School Suspended Students

2% of all students in this district

50.2K

4 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

3,350

65 Total Number of Students Who Received Corporal Punishment

3% of all students in this district

6,370

Outcomes & Resources

38 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

132.3

4.5Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

4.5

5.1

0 Total Arrests

1,054

23 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

5 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

3,806

Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.4

0.6 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

0.6

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination

Brenda Carpenter
918-647-7765
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races


PANSY KIDD MS	Poteau	44%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
POTEAU HS	Poteau	46%	50%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	6.3x
POTEAU PRIMARY ES	Poteau	52%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
POTEAU UPPER ES	Poteau	46%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.2x


PANSY KIDD MS	Poteau	44%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
POTEAU HS	Poteau	46%	50%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
POTEAU PRIMARY ES	Poteau	52%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
POTEAU UPPER ES	Poteau	46%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


PANSY KIDD MS	Poteau	44%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
POTEAU HS	Poteau	46%	50%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
POTEAU PRIMARY ES	Poteau	52%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
POTEAU UPPER ES	Poteau	46%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


PANSY KIDD MS	Poteau	44%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
POTEAU HS	Poteau	46%	50%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
POTEAU PRIMARY ES	Poteau	52%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
POTEAU UPPER ES	Poteau	46%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3x


PANSY KIDD MS	Poteau	44%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
POTEAU HS	Poteau	46%	50%	Between 85% and 89%	.5 No students of Two or More Races enrolled	0 Not available
POTEAU PRIMARY ES	Poteau	52%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
POTEAU UPPER ES	Poteau	46%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →