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Kerr Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
594th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 3% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

Kerr Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, serving 348 students in grades PK-5. 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. Kerr Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Oklahoma elementary schools over the past decade, with its highest ranking being 434 out of 498 schools in 2015-2016.

Kerr Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Tulsa and Oklahoma state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, only 5-10% of Kerr students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, compared to 13-17% for Tulsa and 26-30% for the state. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 93.39% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Additionally, Kerr Elementary has had extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19% to 40.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

The challenges faced by Kerr Elementary are not unique, as the nearby schools in the Tulsa School District, such as Mitchell, Skelly, Lindbergh, and Disney Elementary, also perform poorly compared to state averages. This suggests that the issues at Kerr Elementary are systemic within the district. Addressing the underlying socioeconomic and educational needs of the school community will be crucial for improving student outcomes at Kerr Elementary and other low-performing schools in the Tulsa School District.

349
Students ?
14.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,682
Per pupil spending ?
80.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 202 South 117th East Avenue
       Tulsa, OK  74128-4128

(918) 746-9580

District: Tulsa


Students who attend Kerr Elementary School usually attend:

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

Hispanic:
58.2%
White:
12.6%
Two or more races:
9.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2009 → 3rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (7% vs 27% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% Oklahoma)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school7%
District avg15%
Oklahoma avg27%
594th of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Oklahoma Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
32nd 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
20258.9594 of 6143.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.0637 of 6461.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201619.8434 of 49812.9%★☆☆☆☆
20154.0901 of 9575.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201115.8788 of 8466.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201026.9727 of 84514.0%★☆☆☆☆
200942.1545 of 84035.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202517.976 of 838.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.355 of 585.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202512.0109 of 1100.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.986 of 9711.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202514.5465 of 5027.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.1499 of 5061.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics10%-16 vs state
English Language Arts I5%-21 vs state
Science5%-25 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kerr Elementary School

Kerr Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Oklahoma elementary schools.

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

Middle : East Central Middle School
High : East Central High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Kerr Elementary School.

Students at Kerr Elementary School are 58% Hispanic, 13% White, 9% Two or more races, 9% African American, 8% Asian, 3% American Indian.


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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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