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Burroughs Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Oklahoma elementary schools

Summary

Burroughs Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with 301 students. The school faces significant challenges, with very low academic achievement, high chronic absenteeism, and a high-poverty student population.

Burroughs Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Oklahoma elementary schools over the past decade, with only 12% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 6% proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 39-41% in recent years, more than double the state average. Additionally, 97% of Burroughs Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high-poverty student population.

In comparison, the nearby Emerson Elementary school, which is just 1.1 miles away, has much higher proficiency rates (17% in ELA, 12% in Math) and lower chronic absenteeism (19%). Burroughs Elementary also ranks in the bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools for both African American students and low-socioeconomic status students, indicating significant achievement gaps. Despite spending $13,312 per student, which is higher than the spending at many nearby schools, Burroughs Elementary has struggled to improve its performance over the past decade.

302

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,621

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1924 North Martin Luther King
Tulsa, OK 74106-4106

(918) 833-8780

District: Tulsa

Students who attend Burroughs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.6%

Two or more races:

15.6%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2009 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (8% vs 27% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 19% Oklahoma)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg15%

Oklahoma avg27%

580^th of 614

Oklahoma public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 45Elementary Schools in the Tulsa

387^th of 452Tulsa 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	10.9	580 of 614	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.0	936 of 957	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.8	843 of 846	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	49.4	482 of 845	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	18.9	781 of 840	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	22 of 24	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	473 of 502	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts I12%-14 vs state

Mathematics6%-20 vs state

Science6%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Burroughs Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1924 North Martin Luther King	Tulsa	74106	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 833-8780	302	16	18.3	96.0%	25 (8.3%)	174 (57.6%)	26 (8.6%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.0%)	21 (7.0%)	47 (15.6%)	10.9	580^th of 614 public elementary schools	5.5%					(n/a)	14.0	8.0	13.0	12.0	10.0	8.0	2.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	$13,621
Greenwood Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1789 W Seminole St	Tulsa	74127	Osage County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 833-8760	241	14	16.9	89.6%	12 (5.0%)	159 (66.0%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (19.9%)	8.4	596^th of 614 public elementary schools	2.9%					(n/a)	0.0	8.0	8.0	6.0	6.0	8.0	8.0	7.0	8.0	8.0	$11,497
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	909 North Boston Avenue	Tulsa	74106	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 925-1320	376	20	18.8	76.9%	74 (19.7%)	189 (50.3%)	29 (7.7%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.3%)	3 (0.8%)	61 (16.2%)	19.1	514^th of 614 public elementary schools	16.3%					(n/a)	20.0	17.0	15.0	17.0	18.0	13.0	4.0	12.0	13.0	13.0	$12,013
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 East 33rd Street North	Tulsa	74106	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 925-1340	357	13	26.7	92.2%	28 (7.8%)	186 (52.1%)	54 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	29 (8.1%)	46 (12.9%)	5.6	612^th of 614 public elementary schools	0.3%					(n/a)	3.0	7.0	2.0	4.0	2.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	5.0	5.0	$11,649
Project Accept Traice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1202 West Easton Street	Tulsa	74127	Osage County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 833-8960	464	15	30.9	96.3%	67 (14.4%)	124 (26.7%)	205 (44.2%)	12 (2.6%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.1%)								(n/a)				14.0				7.0			$7,998
Deborah Brown Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	2 South Elgin Avenue	Tulsa	74120	Tulsa County	Deborah Brown Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 425-1407	221	8	27.6	84.6%	1 (0.5%)	198 (89.6%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)								(n/a)	73.0			73.0	76.0			76.0			$12,055
Sankofa Middle School	Public, Charter	3-5	111 East First Street	Tulsa	74120	Tulsa County	Sankofa Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 340-5120	82	5	15.1	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	75 (91.5%)	6 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)		13.0		18.0		22.0		23.0			$10,238
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1921 East 29th Street North	Tulsa	74110	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 925-1300	346	18	19.0	97.1%	36 (10.4%)	173 (50.0%)	51 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	8 (2.3%)	59 (17.1%)	11.5	575^th of 614 public elementary schools	6.4%					(n/a)	16.0	4.0	2.0	8.0	19.0	4.0	8.0	11.0	10.0	10.0	$14,084
Whitman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3924 North Lansing Avenue	Tulsa	74106	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 925-1380	259	16	16.2	93.1%	17 (6.6%)	162 (62.5%)	24 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.7%)	46 (17.8%)	4.5	614^th of 614 public elementary schools	0.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	$13,116
Felicitas Mendez International School	Public	PK, KG-5	2703 N Yorktown Pl	Tulsa	74110	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 925-1400	329	22	15.0	83.9%	36 (10.9%)	38 (11.6%)	229 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.1%)	13.7	562^nd of 614 public elementary schools	8.5%					(n/a)	15.0	15.0	11.0	14.0	13.0	10.0	6.0	10.0	5.0	5.0	$12,273

Frequently Asked Questions about Burroughs Elementary School

Is Burroughs Elementary School a good school?

Burroughs Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Oklahoma elementary schools.

How many students attend Burroughs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Burroughs Elementary School.

What district is Burroughs Elementary School in?

Tulsa

What schools do graduates of Burroughs Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Central Middle School
High : Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Burroughs Elementary School?

Students at Burroughs Elementary School are 58% African American, 16% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

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