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Cushing Schools
Cushing is a public school district in Oklahoma, based in Payne County (Cushing). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Cushing on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Cushing
3 of 5 schools in Cushing carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 2D: 1
Best schools in Cushing
Statewide rankings: all 441 high schools in Oklahoma · all 286 middle schools in Oklahoma · all 872 elementary schools in Oklahoma
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C Cushing Upper ES (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Cushing MS (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D Cushing HS (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Cushing
All schools, A to Z (5)
- D Cushing HS, Cushing
- Cushing Lower ES, Cushing
- C- Cushing MS, Cushing
- Cushing Pre Kindergarten Schl, Cushing
- C Cushing Upper ES, Cushing
Where Cushing schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Cushing (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Oklahoma
- County: Payne County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,716 students with 118 full-time-equivalent teachers and 249 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4009240
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Agra (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Yale (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Drumright (3 schools, 12 mi)
- Stroud (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Perkins-Tryon (4 schools, 16 mi)
- Stillwater (9 schools, 20 mi)
- Chandler (4 schools, 20 mi)
- Mannford (5 schools, 24 mi)
Questions about Cushing
How many schools are in Cushing?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Cushing, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Cushing serve?
The largest by graded schools: Cushing.
How good are the schools in Cushing?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 27.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 26.3%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Cushing?
1,716 students were enrolled in Cushing in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Cushing?
Cushing is in Oklahoma, based in Payne County, with its district office in Cushing. Its boundary covers about 83.8 sq mi.