Tulsa

The supplied records cover 68 schools in Tulsa—45 elementary, 12 middle and 11 high schools—serving students from elementary grades through high school; the area summary lists 69 schools, so one is not represented here. Average proficiency is below state results at every school level: elementary averages are 15% in English language arts (ELA), 17% in math and 21% in science, compared with 26%, 25% and 30% statewide; middle averages are 11%, 8% and 19%, and high-school averages are 21% in ELA, 9% in math, 11% in science and 27% in U.S. History, compared with state results of 26%, 25%, 30% and 41%. The clearest takeaway is that strong results exist, but they are not typical of the group.

Several schools stand well above those averages. Council Oak Elementary leads elementary schools in science at 70%—40 points above the state—and scores 51% in ELA and 55% in math. Booker T. Washington High School leads high schools in all four subjects, with 64% ELA and 65% U.S. History, respectively 38 and 24 points above state results. Carver Middle School leads middle schools in ELA at 37%, while Edison Preparatory Middle School leads in science at 56%. Results are also very low at some schools: Springdale Elementary School has 2% science proficiency, and Tulsa Met High School has 3% ELA, 0% math and 6% science.

Recent changes are mixed, so a school’s strength in one subject may not carry over to others or from year to year. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Thomas Edison Preparatory High School gained 12 points in ELA, while Booker T. Washington fell 8 points in science; Henry Zarrow International School gained 23 points in science, while Council Oak’s ELA fell 10 points. SchoolDigger statewide ranking percentiles rose from the 49th to the 85th for Carver and from the 36th to the 88th for Edison Preparatory Middle, but rankings are not test-score changes. Income figures offer context, not an explanation: in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligibility was 47% at Henry Zarrow and 74% at Lanier Elementary School, which scored 35% in ELA, 44% in math and 54% in science.