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Tulakes Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
510th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 626 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 19% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

Tulakes Elementary School is a public elementary school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, serving 565 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Putnam City School District, which is ranked 333 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tulakes Elementary consistently performs below the Putnam City and Oklahoma state averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12% of Tulakes students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 19% for Putnam City and 26% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19% to 35.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 95.04% of Tulakes students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the district and state averages.

Tulakes Elementary's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 25th out of 498 schools in 2015-2016 to 518th out of 614 schools in 2024-2025. The school's performance is significantly lower than the nearby Overholser Elementary, Wiley Post Elementary, and Central Elementary schools in the Putnam City district, as well as the high-performing Earl Harris Elementary and Dove Science Academy Elementary in the Bethany and Dove Schools Of Okc (Charter) districts.

520
Students ?
19.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,883
Per pupil spending ?
94.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
91.1%
Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (of those with a record on file) (2024-25)
Exemptions: 3.6% (any vaccine)
 6600 N Galaxie Drive
       Oklahoma City, OK  73132-3132

(405) 721-4360

District: Putnam City


Students who attend Tulakes Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Cooper Middle School
High:    Putnam City High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
51.0%
Hispanic:
19.6%
Two or more races:
16.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2022 → 19th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2026) from a 1st-percentile low (2022)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (18% vs 27% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 16% Oklahoma)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school18%
District avg19%
Oklahoma avg27%
510th of 626
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Bottom 19%▼ down 76 pts since 2016
From top 5% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 17Elementary Schools in the Putnam City
320th of 450Putnam 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202620.9510 of 62618.5%★☆☆☆☆
202518.5518 of 61415.6%★☆☆☆☆
20224.2315 of 3170.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.7612 of 6465.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.0360 of 41112.4%★☆☆☆☆
201829.9328 of 40619.2%★☆☆☆☆
201738.3262 of 40735.6%★★☆☆☆
201686.825 of 49895.0%★★★★★
201564.4333 of 95765.2%★★★☆☆
201149.6491 of 84642.0%★★☆☆☆
201048.0491 of 84541.9%★★☆☆☆
200940.1574 of 84031.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202632.417 of 2326.1%★★☆☆☆
202540.411 of 2759.3%★★★☆☆
202437.817 of 2839.3%★★☆☆☆
202341.714 of 2748.1%★★★☆☆
202244.112 of 2552.0%★★★☆☆
202144.112 of 2450.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202625.8401 of 51021.4%★☆☆☆☆
202524.8407 of 50218.9%★☆☆☆☆
202423.1417 of 51318.7%★☆☆☆☆
202323.8391 of 48018.5%★☆☆☆☆
202226.4328 of 41220.4%★☆☆☆☆
202114.0471 of 5066.9%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2026)26th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2025-2026) ?
Science27%-3 vs state
Mathematics15%-10 vs state
English Language Arts I11%-15 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tulakes Elementary School

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Tulakes Elementary School.

Students at Tulakes Elementary School are 51% African American, 20% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 11% White.

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

Middle : Cooper Middle School
High : Putnam City High School

Tulakes Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Oklahoma elementary schools.

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2025–26 school spending dataNewNov 4, 2026
2024–25 through 2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesNewNov 4, 2026
2025–26 OSTP test scoresNewNov 4, 2026
2019–20 through 2024–25 immunization ratesOct 19, 2026


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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