Central Middle School

Central Middle School is a public middle school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, serving 309 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Tulsa School District, which is ranked 387 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Central Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Oklahoma middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking of 364 out of 369 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Central Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the Tulsa and Oklahoma state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 5% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, 1% in Mathematics, and 14% in Science, compared to Tulsa scores of 16%, 13%, and 17%, respectively, and Oklahoma state scores of 26%, 26%, and 30%. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19% to 57.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 94.5% of students at Central Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of low-income students.

The nearby schools, such as Traice Middle School, Will Rogers College Middle School, and Monroe Demonstration Middle School, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, but Central Middle School consistently ranks at the bottom of the group. However, a few outliers, such as Edison Preparatory Middle School and Carver Middle School, have significantly better performance, with proficiency rates in the 30-50% range, suggesting that higher-performing schools are possible in the area with the right resources and support.