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Central High School

Q: Is Central High School a good school?

Central High School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Oklahoma high schools.

Q: How many students attend Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Central High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Central High School?

Students at Central High School are 56% African American, 15% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 4% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Central High School?

Central High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Burroughs Elementary School Elementary : Emerson Elementary School Elementary : Greenwood Leadership Academy Elementary : Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy Middle : Central Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 463 Oklahoma High Schools

Better than 1% of Oklahoma high schools

Summary

Central High School is a public high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, serving 378 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Tulsa School District, which is ranked 387 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Central High School has consistently ranked in the bottom tier of Oklahoma high schools over the past decade.

Academically, Central High School significantly underperforms compared to the Tulsa and Oklahoma state averages across all major subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 5% of 11th-grade students at Central High School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 27% in Tulsa and 37% statewide. The school also has consistently low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 61.2% to 82.2% in recent years, well below the state average. Additionally, Central High School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.0% to 61.2% in recent years, indicating a significant issue with student attendance and engagement.

When comparing Central High School to other nearby high schools in the Tulsa district, it is clear that Central is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. For example, Booker T. Washington High School, located just 3.64 miles away, consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state and significantly outperforms Central High School across all subject areas. Despite its consistently low performance, Central High School has not shown any meaningful improvement in its rankings or academic outcomes over the past decade, suggesting a need for significant intervention and support to address the underlying issues.

430

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,074

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3101 West Edison Street
Tulsa, OK 74127-4127

(918) 833-8400

District: Tulsa

Feeder schools for Central High School:

Elementary:	Burroughs Elementary School
	Emerson Elementary School
	Greenwood Leadership Academy
	Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy
Middle:	Central Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.0%

Hispanic:

14.7%

White:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2009 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (5% vs 31% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Oklahoma average (61% vs 82%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg20%

Oklahoma avg31%

457^th of 463

Oklahoma public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11High Schools in the Tulsa

387^th of 452Tulsa 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	457 of 463	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	420 of 431	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	435 of 439	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	349 of 350	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.1	248 of 251	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.7	440 of 449	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.3	402 of 424	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	419 of 431	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.9	399 of 428	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	42 of 42	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	62 of 65	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	65 of 70	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	46 of 73	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	6.9	330 of 333	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	351 of 353	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	25.2	108 of 145	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	126 of 129	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	364 of 374	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	352 of 370	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	373 of 380	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	7.9	344 of 361	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	344 of 355	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	15.5	154 of 187	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	174 of 184	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2023	18.8	308 of 350	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2024)26th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2024)18th percentile+15 vs school

White (2023)12th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2024)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2024)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History8%-34 vs state

English Language Arts I5%-21 vs state

Science4%-26 vs state

Mathematics3%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

One teacher called my special needs son a "dumba". Another kept marking my child absent even when she was there (I arrived early and there she was...she was still marked absent for that day). Racism is rampant as one of the teachers kept referring to my child as "white boy." They openly gossip about one another in front of the students. My son had an IEP and didn't receive ANY assistance.
Nope....pretty much what you would assume ypu would find in a low-income school. Teachers don't care. They barely teach at all. Law of the jungle in these schools. 2 people were going through my daughter's backpack right in front of a teacher and he shrugged his shoulders telling her it wasn't his problem. Another time, a boy who had a crush on my daughter slapped her ACROSS THE FACE and the teacher didnt say anything.
This is the worst school I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with. There is favoritism among certain groups of students, bullying, sexual misconduct and assault among the students, the vice peinciple (who sure doesn't deserve that title) should be fired and the school should be bulldozed to the ground. My son got into an argument with another boy. This boy punched my child in the face (this was my special needs son) and the vice principle called me and left a voicemail basically telling me he got what he deserved (I still have the voicemail to prove it. If you care about your children, DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO ATTEND THIS FLAMIMG PILE OF CRAP. Close Quote

Schools Near Central High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)		OSTP Mathematics (2025)		OSTP Science (2025)		OSTP U.S. History (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSTP English Language Arts I 11th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 11th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 11th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	OSTP U.S. History 11th Grade	OSTP U.S. History All Grades	Total
Central High School	Public	9-12	3101 West Edison Street	Tulsa	74127	Osage County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 833-8400	430	20	22.0	89.5%	50 (11.6%)	241 (56.0%)	63 (14.7%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.7%)	16 (3.7%)	39 (9.1%)	6	457^th of 463 public high schools	1.3%		7.1	420^th of 431 public high schools	2.6%	37	5.0	5.0	3.0	3.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	8.0	$15,074
KIPP Tulsa High School University Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	541 S 43rd Street W Ave	Tulsa	74127	Tulsa County	KIPP Tulsa Academy Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 833-8822	249	15	16.3	90.4%	8 (3.2%)	161 (64.7%)	39 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	2 (0.8%)	32 (12.9%)	10.7	444^th of 463 public high schools	4.1%		8.5	416^th of 431 public high schools	3.5%	28	12.0	12.0	2.0	2.0	6.0	6.0	27.0	27.0	$9,580
Tulsa School Of Arts And Science High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1202 W Easton	Tulsa	74127	Tulsa County	Tulsa School Of Arts And Sciences Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 828-7727	294	21	13.8	54.1%	137 (46.6%)	38 (12.9%)	53 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.0%)	66.4	123^rd of 463 public high schools	73.4%		56.3	168^th of 431 public high schools	61.0%	45	49.0	49.0	10.0	10.0	26.0	26.0	54.0	54.0	$9,506
Berryhill High School	Public	9-12	3128 South 63rd West Avenue	Tulsa	74107	Tulsa County	Berryhill	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 445-6035	407	24	17.0	35.4%	224 (55.0%)	11 (2.7%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (28.7%)	76.3	78^th of 463 public high schools	83.2%		70.4	104^th of 431 public high schools	75.9%	26	46.0	46.0	15.0	15.0	32.0	32.0	61.0	61.0	$10,208
Booker T. Washington High School	Public	9-12	1514 East Zion Street	Tulsa	74106	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 925-1000	1,302	62	20.8	49.5%	395 (30.3%)	374 (28.7%)	318 (24.4%)	38 (2.9%)	44 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	131 (10.1%)	98.5	3^rd of 463 public high schools	99.4%		98.5	12^th of 431 public high schools	97.2%	9	66.0	66.0	41.0	41.0	50.0	50.0	68.0	68.0	$10,738
Daniel Webster High School	Public	9-12	1919 West 40th Street	Tulsa	74107	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 746-8000	376	23	16.5	89.9%	97 (25.8%)	80 (21.3%)	81 (21.5%)	3 (0.8%)	34 (9.0%)	30 (8.0%)	51 (13.6%)	22.8	385^th of 463 public high schools	16.8%		8.2	417^th of 431 public high schools	3.2%	32	15.0	15.0	5.0	5.0	19.0	19.0	30.0	30.0	$15,429
Charles Page High School	Public	9-12	500 North Adams Road	Sand Springs	74063	Tulsa County	Sand Springs	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 246-1470	1,716	86	19.9	63.6%	963 (56.1%)	61 (3.6%)	183 (10.7%)	7 (0.4%)	243 (14.2%)	2 (0.1%)	257 (15.0%)	54.2	183^rd of 463 public high schools	60.5%		55.1	175^th of 431 public high schools	59.4%	8	38.0	38.0	14.0	14.0	24.0	24.0	41.0	41.0	$10,313
McLain High School For Science And Technical	Public	9-12	4929 North Peoria Avenue	Tulsa	74126	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 833-8500	731	41	17.8	87.1%	51 (7.0%)	304 (41.6%)	237 (32.4%)	16 (2.2%)	23 (3.1%)	39 (5.3%)	61 (8.3%)	8.6	449^th of 463 public high schools	3.0%		6.8	421^st of 431 public high schools	2.3%	28	7.0	7.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	8.0	13.0	13.0	$14,203
Will Rogers College High School	Public	9-12	3909 East Fifth Place	Tulsa	74112	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 833-9000	992	51	19.6	85.8%	112 (11.3%)	121 (12.2%)	673 (67.8%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.3%)	15.7	420^th of 463 public high schools	9.3%		11.8	404^th of 431 public high schools	6.3%	16	16.0	16.0	7.0	7.0	9.0	9.0	26.0	26.0	$11,394
Traice	Public	9-12	2740 East 41st Street North	Tulsa	74110	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 925-1360	845	54	15.7	79.1%	181 (21.4%)	203 (24.0%)	293 (34.7%)	9 (1.1%)	50 (5.9%)	4 (0.5%)	105 (12.4%)	6.6	456^th of 463 public high schools	1.5%		12	402^nd of 431 public high schools	6.7%	54	9.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	6.0	17.0	17.0	$15,324

Frequently Asked Questions about Central High School

What schools feed into Central High School?

Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Burroughs Elementary School
Elementary : Emerson Elementary School
Elementary : Greenwood Leadership Academy
Elementary : Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy
Middle : Central Middle School

What district is Central High School in?

Tulsa

Is Central High School a good school?

Central High School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Oklahoma high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Central High School?

Students at Central High School are 56% African American, 15% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 4% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Central High School.

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