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Grissom Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
316th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 49% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

Grissom Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 345 students. The school is part of the Tulsa School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grissom Elementary consistently outperforms the Tulsa and Oklahoma state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. However, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19% to 40% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Grissom Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 64.64% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, placing the school in the bottom half of Oklahoma elementary schools serving low-income students.

When compared to nearby schools, Grissom Elementary's performance is mixed. While it outperforms some schools, such as Salk Elementary and Key Elementary, in test scores, it lags behind higher-performing schools like Eisenhower International Elementary, Carnegie Elementary, and Darnaby Elementary. The school's ranking and star rating have also fluctuated over the years, indicating that its performance is not consistently strong.

342
Students ?
16.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,073
Per pupil spending ?
60.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6646 South 73rd East Avenue
       Tulsa, OK  74133-4133

(918) 833-9460

District: Tulsa


Students who attend Grissom Elementary School usually attend:

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

White:
42.7%
Hispanic:
24.3%
Two or more races:
17.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2009 → 49th in 2025
Strengths
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Tulsa
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2009
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school28%
District avg15%
Oklahoma avg27%
316th of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Bottom 49%▼ down 37 pts since 2015
From top 14% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th 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
202547.3316 of 61448.5%★★☆☆☆
202141.3387 of 64640.1%★★☆☆☆
201958.7136 of 41166.9%★★★☆☆
201847.7207 of 40649.0%★★☆☆☆
201758.6154 of 40762.2%★★★☆☆
201638.0340 of 49831.7%★★☆☆☆
201579.7136 of 95785.8%★★★★☆
201170.7204 of 84675.9%★★★★☆
201075.2156 of 84581.5%★★★★☆
200969.0219 of 84073.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202532.2350 of 50230.3%★★☆☆☆
202138.1341 of 50632.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202160.6121 of 40370.0%★★★★☆
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)
White (2021)70th percentile+30 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Science34%+4 vs state
English Language Arts I27%~ state avg
Mathematics24%~ state avg

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Grissom Elementary School ranks 316th of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Grissom Elementary School.

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

Middle : Memorial Middle School
High : Memorial High School

Students at Grissom Elementary School are 43% White, 24% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 7% African American, 6% American Indian, 3% Asian.


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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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