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Barnsdall Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
228th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 63% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

Barnsdall Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, with 216 students. The school is part of the Barnsdall School District, which is ranked 137 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barnsdall Elementary School has relatively strong test scores in mathematics, with 57% of students proficient or better in OSTP/Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 26%. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts is below the state average, with only 22% of students proficient or better compared to 26% statewide. The school has also seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.1% in 2021-2022 to 19.0% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Barnsdall Elementary School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.19% to 66.2% over the past few years, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to nearby schools, Barnsdall Elementary School generally outperforms its counterparts in terms of test scores, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, Barnsdall had 57% of students proficient or better in OSTP/Mathematics, compared to 13% at Jane Phillips Elementary, 50% at Skiatook Intermediate Elementary, and 9% at Horace Mann Elementary. However, the school's performance has declined over the years, as evidenced by its drop in statewide ranking from 47th out of 845 schools in 2009-2010 to 228th out of 614 schools in 2024-2025, suggesting that the school may be facing challenges in maintaining its academic standards.

222
Students ?
18.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,730
Per pupil spending ?
75.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 401 S 10th St
       Barnsdall, OK  74002-4002

(918) 847-2731

District: Barnsdall


Students who attend Barnsdall Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Barnsdall High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
54.1%
American Indian:
42.3%
Hispanic:
2.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2009 → 63rd in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Oklahoma average (39% vs 27% meeting standards)
Above the Oklahoma median (63rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2009
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school39%
District avg34%
Oklahoma avg27%
228th of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Top 37%▲ up 17 pts since 2015
From bottom 46% (2015) to top 37% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Oklahoma Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
137th of 452Barnsdall among Oklahoma districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202558.6228 of 61462.9%★★★☆☆
202130.4479 of 64625.9%★☆☆☆☆
201550.1515 of 95746.2%★★☆☆☆
201178.6108 of 84687.2%★★★★☆
201085.447 of 84594.4%★★★★★
200972.3178 of 84078.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202142.3309 of 50638.9%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2021)39th percentile+13 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics57%+31 vs state
Science38%+8 vs state
English Language Arts I22%-4 vs state

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Barnsdall Elementary School ranks 228th of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Barnsdall Elementary School are 54% White, 42% American Indian, 2% Hispanic.

Students who attend Barnsdall Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Barnsdall High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Barnsdall Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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