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Key Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
503rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 18% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

Key Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, serving 302 students in grades PK-5. 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. Key Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oklahoma elementary schools over the past several years.

Key Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Tulsa and Oklahoma state averages on standardized tests, with only 11% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 12% in mathematics. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th grade, where only 3% of students were proficient or better in ELA and 0% in math. Key Elementary also has very high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 37.4% to 40.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The school serves a high-poverty student population, with 91.39% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Key Elementary to nearby schools in the Tulsa district, it is clear that the school is underperforming. For example, Eisenhower International Elementary and Henry Zarrow International School, which are both within a 2-mile radius, significantly outperform Key Elementary on standardized tests, with over 30% of students proficient or better in both ELA and math. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and carefully analyzing how resources are being allocated within the school could be important steps in improving student outcomes at Key Elementary.

309
Students ?
15.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,480
Per pupil spending ?
88.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5702 South Irvington Avenue
       Tulsa, OK  74135-4135

(918) 833-9480

District: Tulsa


Students who attend Key Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Memorial Middle School
High:    Memorial High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
33.3%
African American:
25.2%
White:
17.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2009 → 18th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (10% vs 27% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 19% Oklahoma)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school10%
District avg15%
Oklahoma avg27%
503rd of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Bottom 18%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
13th of 45Elementary Schools in the Tulsa
387th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202520.3503 of 61418.1%★☆☆☆☆
20168.3475 of 4984.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201516.0824 of 95713.9%★☆☆☆☆
201129.3706 of 84616.5%★☆☆☆☆
201028.7708 of 84516.2%★☆☆☆☆
200966.4256 of 84069.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202527.7379 of 50224.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics12%-14 vs state
English Language Arts I11%-15 vs state
Science7%-23 vs state

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Students at Key Elementary School are 33% Hispanic, 25% African American, 18% White, 15% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% American Indian.

Key Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Oklahoma elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Key Elementary School.

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

Middle : Memorial Middle School
High : Memorial High School


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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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