Rural School Districts
Lowrey School enrolls grades Pre-K through eighth , and is located at 21132 E 640 Road in Tahlequah . The superintendent of Lowrey is Paul Pinkerton . Hours are from 8:10 a . m . -3:15 p . m . For more information , call 918-456-4053 or visit www . lowrey . k12 . ok . us .
Grand View School enrolls grades Pre-K through eighth , and is at 15481 N . Jarvis Road in Tahlequah . The superintendent is Larry Ben . Hours are from 8 a . m . -3 p . m . For more information , call 918-456-5131 or visit www . grandviewchargers . org .
Woodall School enrolls grades Pre-K through eighth , and is at 14090 W . 835 Road in Tahlequah . The superintendent is Ginger Knight . Hours are from 8 a . m . - 3:15 p . m . For more information , call 918-456-1581 or visit www . woodall . k12 . ok . us .
Briggs School enrolls grades Pre-K through eighth , and is located at 17210 S . 569 Road in Tahlequah . The superintendent is Stephen Haynes , and the principal is Angel Supernaw . Hours are from 7:50 a . m . -2:50 p . m . For more information , call 918-456-4221 or visit www . briggs . k12 . ok . us .
Shady Grove School enrolls grades Pre-K through eighth , and is at 11042 W Shady Grove Road in Hulbert . The superintendent / principal is Emmett Thompson . Hours are from 7:50 a . m . -3 p . m . for Pre-K through fourth grade , while fourth through eighth grade goes until 3:05 p . m . For more information , visit https :// sites . google . com / shadygrove . k12 . ok . us / shadygrove / home or call 918- 772-2511 .
Norwood School enrolls grades Pre-K through eighth , and is at 7966 W 790 Road in Hulbert . The superintendent is Keith Fisher . Call 918-478-3092 for hours , and visit www . norwood . k12 . ok . us for more information .
Peggs School enrolls grades Pre-K through eighth , and is located at 10821 W . Hickory Ave . in Peggs . The superintendent is John Cox . Hours are from 7:30 a . m . -3:30 p . m . For more information , call
918-598-3412 or go to www . peggsps . us .
Tenkiller Elementary / Middle School enrolls grades Pre-K through eighth , and is at 26106 E 863 Road . in Welling . The superintendent is Marilyn Dewoody , and the principal is Chad Botts . Call 918-457-5996 for school hours and visit www . tenkiller . k12 . ok . us for more information .
Hulbert Public Schools enrolls grades Pre-K through 12th , and is at 316 Rider Lane in Hulbert . The superintendent is Jolyn Choate , Hulbert High School ’ s principal is Lakisha Blandon , and the Hulbert Elementary principal is Taf Morphis . Call 918-772-2501 for hours and visit https :// sites . google . com / hulbertriders . net / hulbert-public-schools / home for more information .
Keys High School enrolls grades ninth through 12th and is at 26622 S . 520 Road in Park Hill . The superintendent is Vol Woods , and the high school principal is Steven Goss . Hours are from 7:30 a . m . -3:30 p . m . For more information , call 918-458-1835 or visit www . keycougars . org .
Keys Middle / Elementary School enrolls grades Pre-K through eighth and is located at 19061 E . 840 Road in Park Hill . The principal is Jon Mages . Call 918-456-4501 for hours and go to www . keyscougars . org for more information . The current graduation rate for Keys Schools is 85-89 %, which is higher than the Oklahoma state average .
Charter Schools
The Cherokee Immersion Charter School enrolls grades Pre-K through eighth , and the new location is in the Durbin Feeling Language Center in Tahlequah . The language center is named in honor of Durbin Feeling , the Cherokee Nation ’ s single-largest contributor to the Cherokee language since Sequoyah . It was founded by the Cherokee Nation for the purpose of preserving the heavily endangered Cherokee language . Students must be members of a federally recognized tribe , and an application process is used as class size is limited . Call 918- 207-4900 for more information .
A second school began taking applications in October 2022 . It will open with its 3-year-old program and will add one grade per year through eighth grade . It includes a gym and kitchen on 13 acres in the Greasy community south of Stilwell . For more information , call 918-207-4900 .
Private Schools
Sequoyah High School enrolls grades seventh through 12th and is at 17091 S . Muskogee Ave . in Tahlequah . The superintendent is Rita Bunch , and the principal is Justin Brown . Originating in 1871 as an Indian Boarding School to take care of orphans of the Civil War , it evolved to the 90-acre campus it is today . Students are eligible to attend if they are members of a federally recognized tribe , or are one-fourth blood descendants of such members . Traditional studies are taught along with opportunities for students to connect with indigenous culture . Call 918-453-5400 for hours and go to www . sequoyahschools . org for programs offered .
Shiloh Christian School enrolls grades kindergarten through eighth at 1282 Amity Lane in Tahlequah . The mission of the school is partnering with the family to cultivate academic excellence and integrating Godly principles . The superintendent / principal is Susan Alkire , and hours are from 8 a . m . -3:15 p . m . For more information , call 918-458-5041 or visit www . shilohcs . org .
Cookson Hills Christian School serves children at risk from ages 5-17 , and is at 60416 OK-10 in Kansas , Oklahoma . The principal is Melissa Jackson . For more information , call 918-948-6300 or visit www . cooksonhills . org . Cookson Hills Christian School is a children ’ s home in northeastern Oklahoma , serving children who want a better story for their lives , and have experienced challenges with family life , homelessness , poor peer relationships , abuse , or neglect .
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