Coolidge Elementary School

Coolidge Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with 541 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Oklahoma elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 583 out of 614 schools.

Coolidge Elementary faces significant challenges in serving its high-needs student population. The school consistently underperforms compared to the Oklahoma City and state averages on standardized tests, with only 9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 11% in Mathematics, compared to 15% and 12% for Oklahoma City, and 26% and 26% for the state. Coolidge also ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Oklahoma elementary schools for its Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups. Additionally, the school has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19% to 38.8% in recent years, significantly above the state average.

However, the nearby Santa Fe South Early Childhood and Santa Fe South Penn Elementary charter schools have higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates than the traditional public schools in the area, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more effective in addressing the needs of this community. The one exception is Arthur Elementary, which ranks significantly higher than the other nearby schools, indicating that with the right resources and strategies, the students at Coolidge and other low-performing schools in the Oklahoma City district can achieve better outcomes.