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Arthur Elementary School

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Arthur Elementary School ranks 298 th of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Oklahoma elementary schools

Summary

Arthur Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 405 students in grades PK-4 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which is part of the Oklahoma City school district. Despite being in an underperforming district, Arthur Elementary stands out with significantly higher academic proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 42% of Arthur Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to just 12% for the Oklahoma City district and 26% for the state. In English Language Arts, 25% of Arthur students were proficient, again outpacing the district at 15% and the state at 26%. The school has particularly strong performance among Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking 24th and 19th respectively out of all Oklahoma elementary schools in those categories.

While Arthur Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, over 99%, indicating a high-poverty student population, the school has made significant progress in recent years. Chronic absenteeism has decreased from 38.8% in 2024-2025 to 19.0% in 2023-2024, and the school's statewide ranking has improved from 807th out of 845 in 2009-2010 to 298th out of 614 in 2024-2025. With the right supports, Arthur Elementary has the potential to continue raising achievement for its students.

445

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,703

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5100 South Independence Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73119-3119

(405) 587-7600

District: Oklahoma City

Students who attend Arthur Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Middle School
High:	U. S. Grant High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.3%

African American:

9.9%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2009 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oklahoma average (34% vs 26% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2009

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oklahoma City

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% Oklahoma)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg14%

Oklahoma avg26%

298^th of 614

Oklahoma public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 30Elementary Schools in the Oklahoma City

389^th of 452Oklahoma City 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	49.9	298 of 614	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	13.7	453 of 498	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.6	881 of 957	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	34.3	661 of 846	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.7	807 of 845	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.5	746 of 840	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	19 of 83	77.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	24 of 110	78.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	156 of 502	68.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+17 vs school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics42%+16 vs state

English Language Arts I25%~ state avg

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Schools Near Arthur Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)				OSTP Mathematics (2025)				OSTP Science (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 3rd Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 4th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 5th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSTP Mathematics 4th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 5th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	Total
Arthur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5100 South Independence Avenue	Oklahoma City	73119	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-7600	445	28	15.9	99.1%	34 (7.6%)	44 (9.9%)	335 (75.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	49.9	298^th of 614 public elementary schools	51.5%					(n/a)	33.0	13.0		25.0	54.0	23.0		42.0			$14,703
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3416 Southwest 37th Street	Oklahoma City	73119	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-1600	378	25	15.1	98.7%	23 (6.1%)	16 (4.2%)	319 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	11.2	576^th of 614 public elementary schools	6.2%					(n/a)	12.0	7.0		10.0	14.0	6.0		10.0			$15,347
Van Buren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2700 Southwest 40th Street	Oklahoma City	73119	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-2000	320	22	14.5	98.4%	14 (4.4%)	20 (6.3%)	269 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	15.3	548^th of 614 public elementary schools	10.7%					(n/a)	14.0	8.0		11.0	18.0	13.0		15.0			$13,570
Coolidge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5212 South Villa Avenue	Oklahoma City	73119	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-2800	516	34	15.4	98.1%	32 (6.2%)	30 (5.8%)	424 (82.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	10.1	583^rd of 614 public elementary schools	5.0%					(n/a)	9.0	7.0		9.0	10.0	11.0		11.0			$13,382
John Glenn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6501 South Land Avenue	Oklahoma City	73159	Oklahoma County	Western Heights	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 350-3480	398	18	21.8	97.2%	57 (14.3%)	99 (24.9%)	182 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (10.8%)	6.1	611^th of 614 public elementary schools	0.5%					(n/a)	4.0	3.0		4.0	4.0	8.0		7.0			$14,295
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6421 South Miller Boulevard	Oklahoma City	73159	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-3800	499	29	17.0	97.4%	39 (7.8%)	56 (11.2%)	339 (67.9%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (10.2%)	18.8	517^th of 614 public elementary schools	15.8%					(n/a)	8.0	14.0		12.0	18.0	21.0		20.0			$12,055
Esperanza Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3517 South Linn Avenue	Oklahoma City	73119	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-6900	437	27	16.2	98.6%	14 (3.2%)	12 (2.7%)	389 (89.0%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	8.3	599^th of 614 public elementary schools	2.4%					(n/a)	10.0	4.0		7.0	10.0	4.0		7.0			$14,228
Santa Fe South Early Childhood	Public, Charter	PK, KG-1	2222 SW 44th St	Oklahoma City	73119	Oklahoma County	Santa Fe South Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 600-1986	263	15	17.5	98.1%	5 (1.9%)	5 (1.9%)	251 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)											$9,899
Santa Fe South Penn Elementary School	Public, Charter	2-5	5325 S Pennsylvania Ave	Oklahoma City	73119	Oklahoma County	Santa Fe South Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 681-7480	385	19	20.2	96.4%	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	368 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	58.8	227^th of 614 public elementary schools	63.0%		35	281^st of 389 public elementary schools	27.8%	54	38.0	19.0	26.0	27.0	58.0	44.0	37.0	46.0	17.0	17.0	$9,581
Rockwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3101 Southwest 24th Street	Oklahoma City	73108	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-1500	430	26	16.6	97.7%	35 (8.1%)	43 (10.0%)	318 (74.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	12.1	572^nd of 614 public elementary schools	6.8%					(n/a)	10.0	8.0		9.0	12.0	14.0		13.0			$13,485

Frequently Asked Questions about Arthur Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Arthur Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Roosevelt Middle School
High : U. S. Grant High School

What district is Arthur Elementary School in?

Oklahoma City

What is the racial makeup of Arthur Elementary School?

Students at Arthur Elementary School are 75% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Arthur Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Arthur Elementary School.

Is Arthur Elementary School a good school?

Arthur Elementary School ranks 298^th of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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