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Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5
598th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 3% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy is a public elementary school in Tulsa, OK, serving 314 students in grades PK-5 within the Tulsa district, where nearly all students (96.5%) come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

This school has experienced a dramatic decline over the past decade, falling from a high-performing 4-star school in the late 2000s to one of the lowest-performing in the state today, currently ranking in the 3rd percentile. Academic proficiency rates are critically low, with only 6% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Math, compared to state averages of 26%. Chronic absenteeism, while improving from 49% to 34%, remains nearly double the state average. Interestingly, the school spends significantly more per student ($12,780) than nearby high-performing schools like Berryhill Elementary School South ($5,889), suggesting that funding alone isn't solving the challenges. A small bright spot is 5th-grade Science, where 12% proficiency actually exceeds the district average.

For context, nearby Deborah Brown Charter Elementary School serves a similarly high-poverty population but achieves dramatically different results, with 73% proficiency in ELA and 76% in Math, proving that poverty doesn't have to determine outcomes. Another arts-focused school, Northwoods Fine Arts Academy in the Sand Springs district, also outperforms Wayman Tisdale significantly. The school's student-teacher ratio has increased to 21.4, the highest among nearby Tulsa elementary schools, meaning less individual attention for students who need it most.

314
Students ?
21.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,808
Per pupil spending ?
96.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4132 West Cameron Street
       Tulsa, OK  74127-4127

(918) 833-8860

District: Tulsa


Students who attend Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy usually attend:

Middle:    Central Middle School
High:    Central High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
25.5%
African American:
24.8%
White:
23.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2009 → 3rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (8% vs 27% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% Oklahoma)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school8%
District avg15%
Oklahoma avg27%
598th of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
35th of 45Elementary Schools in the Tulsa
387th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
20258.3598 of 6142.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.2632 of 6462.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201633.8362 of 49827.3%★☆☆☆☆
201513.6844 of 95711.8%★☆☆☆☆
201164.2301 of 84664.4%★★★☆☆
201071.1211 of 84575.0%★★★★☆
200969.1216 of 84074.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
20216.496 of 971.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202510.3487 of 5023.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2021)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Science12%-18 vs state
English Language Arts I6%-20 vs state
Mathematics6%-20 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy.

Students who attend Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle School
High : Central High School

Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Oklahoma elementary schools.

Students at Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy are 25% Hispanic, 25% African American, 24% White, 20% Two or more races, 5% American Indian.


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