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Buchanan Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

568^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Oklahoma elementary schools

Summary

Buchanan Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with 480 students. The school consistently underperforms compared to the Oklahoma City and state averages, ranking in the bottom quarter of Oklahoma elementary schools over the past decade.

Buchanan Elementary faces significant challenges in serving its high-poverty student population, with 97.92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school struggles academically, with only 8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 15% proficient in math, compared to 15% and 12% in Oklahoma City, and 26% and 26% statewide, respectively. Buchanan Elementary also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19% to 38.8% in recent years, much higher than the state average of 8.5%.

Nearby Mark Twain Elementary, Cleveland Elementary, and Kaiser Elementary schools in the Oklahoma City district perform significantly better than Buchanan Elementary, with higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serving more economically advantaged student populations. Addressing the challenges at Buchanan Elementary will require a concerted effort to provide additional resources, support, and interventions to the school and its students.

460

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,462

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4126 Northwest 18th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73107-3107

(405) 587-4700

District: Oklahoma City

Students who attend Buchanan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Taft Middle School
High:	Northwest Classen High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.4%

White:

6.7%

African American:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2009 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (12% vs 26% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 46 percentile points since 2009

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg14%

Oklahoma avg26%

568^th of 614

Oklahoma public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th 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	12.3	568 of 614	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	393 of 407	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.9	389 of 498	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.1	718 of 957	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.2	410 of 846	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.4	455 of 845	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.2	392 of 840	53.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	58 of 83	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	86 of 110	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	450 of 502	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)30th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics15%-11 vs state

English Language Arts I8%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Buchanan 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
Buchanan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4126 Northwest 18th Street	Oklahoma City	73107	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-4700	460	30	15.3	95.9%	31 (6.7%)	23 (5.0%)	379 (82.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	12.3	568^th of 614 public elementary schools	7.5%					(n/a)	13.0	3.0		8.0	15.0	13.0		15.0			$12,462
Hilldale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Northwest 16th Street	Oklahoma City	73127	Oklahoma County	Putnam City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 942-8600	761	46	16.7	94.7%	49 (6.4%)	55 (7.2%)	606 (79.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	14.1	553^rd of 614 public elementary schools	9.9%					(n/a)	3.0	6.0	10.0	7.0	4.0	9.0	14.0	9.0	27.0	27.0	$10,658
Kaiser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3101 Lyon Boulevard	Oklahoma City	73112	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-3600	505	30	16.8	93.9%	54 (10.7%)	32 (6.3%)	368 (72.9%)	11 (2.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	38.7	382^nd of 614 public elementary schools	37.8%					(n/a)	31.0	19.0		24.0	17.0	31.0		25.0			$12,696
Windsor Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2909 North Ann Arbor Avenue	Oklahoma City	73127	Oklahoma County	Putnam City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 942-8673	720	39	18.4	92.2%	73 (10.1%)	78 (10.8%)	467 (64.9%)	20 (2.8%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (9.0%)	16.2	542^nd of 614 public elementary schools	11.7%		3.3	388^th of 389 public elementary schools	0.3%	154	7.0	10.0	13.0	10.0	17.0	18.0	14.0	16.0	15.0	15.0	$10,626
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2725 Northwest 23rd Street	Oklahoma City	73107	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-8200	456	26	17.5	71.3%	138 (30.3%)	43 (9.4%)	178 (39.0%)	20 (4.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (14.7%)	43.1	348^th of 614 public elementary schools	43.3%		48	201^st of 389 public elementary schools	48.3%	147	31.0	26.0		29.0	23.0	25.0		24.0			$13,691
Apollo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 North Peniel Avenue	Bethany	73008	Oklahoma County	Putnam City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 787-6636	509	32	15.9	93.5%	61 (12.0%)	69 (13.6%)	319 (62.7%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.6%)	27.9	452^nd of 614 public elementary schools	26.4%		7.5	378^th of 389 public elementary schools	2.8%	74	24.0	13.0	21.0	20.0	33.0	20.0	8.0	21.0	16.0	16.0	$11,875
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5721 Northwest 39th Street	Warr Acres	73122	Oklahoma County	Putnam City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 789-5696	527	37	14.1	92.0%	62 (11.8%)	41 (7.8%)	359 (68.1%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.5%)	33.3	412^th of 614 public elementary schools	32.9%		11.2	369^th of 389 public elementary schools	5.1%	43	24.0	16.0	20.0	20.0	21.0	12.0	36.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	$12,090
Arbor Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 North Tulsa	Oklahoma City	73112	Oklahoma County	Putnam City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 789-4985	532	38	13.9	89.8%	70 (13.2%)	91 (17.1%)	294 (55.3%)	17 (3.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (10.2%)	34.7	406^th of 614 public elementary schools	33.9%		20.9	339^th of 389 public elementary schools	12.9%	67	14.0	31.0	18.0	22.0	19.0	37.0	18.0	25.0	20.0	20.0	$11,488
Astec Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2600 General Pershing Blvd	Oklahoma City	73107	Oklahoma County	Astec Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 947-6272	579	31	18.7	96.5%	27 (4.7%)	26 (4.5%)	511 (88.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	8	603^rd of 614 public elementary schools	1.8%					(n/a)	4.0	3.0	6.0	5.0	5.0	6.0	8.0	7.0	13.0	13.0	$12,471
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2300 Northwest 15th Street	Oklahoma City	73107	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-5900	321	20	16.0	96.9%	24 (7.5%)	15 (4.7%)	255 (79.4%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	14 (4.4%)	12.3	569^th of 614 public elementary schools	7.3%					(n/a)	10.0	8.0		9.0	16.0	10.0		13.0			$15,086

Frequently Asked Questions about Buchanan Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Buchanan Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Taft Middle School
High : Northwest Classen High School

What district is Buchanan Elementary School in?

Oklahoma City

Is Buchanan Elementary School a good school?

Buchanan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Oklahoma elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Buchanan Elementary School?

Students at Buchanan Elementary School are 82% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Buchanan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Buchanan Elementary School.

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