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Tulsa Public Schools
District details
	School board members: 7
	Next election: April 7, 2026
	Students: 33,562 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 69 (2023-2024)
	Website: Link

Latest revision as of 15:25, 10 November 2025

Tulsa Public Schools is a school district in Oklahoma (Osage and Tulsa counties). During the 2024 school year, 33,562 students attended one of the district's 69 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 4

General election

The general election will occur on April 7, 2026.

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 4

Incumbent E'Lena Ashley and Connie Dodson are running in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on April 7, 2026.

		Candidate
		E'Lena Ashley (Nonpartisan)
		Connie Dodson (Nonpartisan)

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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 7

General election

The general election will occur on April 7, 2026.

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 7

Incumbent Susan Lamkin and Michael Phillips are running in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 7 on April 7, 2026.

		Candidate
		Susan Lamkin (Nonpartisan)
		Michael Phillips (Nonpartisan)

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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Calvin Moniz (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Khadija Goz (Nonpartisan)

Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 3

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 3

Kyra Carby defeated Dorie Simmons in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 3 on April 1, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kyra Carby (Nonpartisan)	66.6	561
	Submit photo	Dorie Simmons (Nonpartisan)	33.4	281

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 842
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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 2

General election

Special general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 2

Calvin Moniz defeated Kandee Washington in the special general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 2 on April 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Calvin Moniz (Nonpartisan)	65.5	425
	Submit photo	Kandee Washington (Nonpartisan)	34.5	224

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 649
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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 5

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 5

Incumbent John Croisant defeated Teresa Pena in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 5 on April 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Croisant (Nonpartisan)	77.7	3,365
	Submit photo	Teresa Pena (Nonpartisan)	22.3	967

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,332
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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 6

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 6

Sarah Smith defeated Maria Mercedes Seidler in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 6 on April 2, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sarah Smith (Nonpartisan)	72.6	1,375
	Maria Mercedes Seidler (Nonpartisan)	27.4	519

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,894
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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 1

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 1

Incumbent Stacey Woolley defeated Jared Buswell in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 1 on April 4, 2023.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Stacey Woolley (Nonpartisan)	68.3	1,511
	Jared Buswell (Nonpartisan)	31.7	702

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,213
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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 4

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 4

E'Lena Ashley defeated incumbent Shawna Keller in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on April 5, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	E'Lena Ashley (Nonpartisan)	56.4	556
	Shawna Keller (Nonpartisan)	43.6	430

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 986
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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 7

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 7

Susan Lamkin defeated Tim Harris in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 7 on April 5, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Susan Lamkin (Nonpartisan)	53.9	2,638
	Tim Harris (Nonpartisan)	46.1	2,256

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,894
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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 2

General election

Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 3

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Jennettie Marshall defeated David Harris in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 3 on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jennettie Marshall (Nonpartisan)	51.3	527
	Submit photo	David Harris (Nonpartisan)	48.7	501

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,028
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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 5

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 5

John Croisant defeated Shane Saunders in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 5 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Croisant (Nonpartisan)	52.4	6,097
	Submit photo	Shane Saunders (Nonpartisan)	47.6	5,530

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,627
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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 6

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 6

Jerry Griffin defeated incumbent Ruth Ann Fate in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 6 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jerry Griffin (Nonpartisan)	50.2	3,302
		Ruth Ann Fate (Nonpartisan)	49.8	3,272

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,574
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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 1

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 1

Stacey Woolley defeated Nicole Nixon in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 1 on April 2, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Stacey Woolley (Nonpartisan)	68.1	552
	Nicole Nixon (Nonpartisan)	31.9	259

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 811
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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 2

General election

Special general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 2

Jania Wester defeated Gary Copper in the special general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 2 on February 12, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jania Wester (Nonpartisan)	75.4	282
	Submit photo	Gary Copper (Nonpartisan)	24.6	92

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 374
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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 4

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 4

Incumbent Shawna Keller defeated Raymon Simpson in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on February 13, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shawna Keller (D)	60.5	406
	Submit photo	Raymon Simpson (Nonpartisan)	39.5	265

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 671
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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 7

General election

The general election was canceled. Suzanne Schreiber (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 2

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 2

Incumbent Amy Shelton won election in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 2 on February 14, 2017.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Amy Shelton (Nonpartisan)

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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 3

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Jennettie Marshall won election in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 3 on April 4, 2017.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Jennettie Marshall (Nonpartisan)

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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 5

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Cindy Decker won election in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 5 on February 9, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Cindy Decker (Nonpartisan)

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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 6

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Ruth Ann Fate won election in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 6 on February 9, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Ruth Ann Fate (Nonpartisan)

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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 1

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 1

Incumbent Gary Percefull won election in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 1 on February 10, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Gary Percefull (Nonpartisan)

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Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 7

General election

General election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 7

Incumbent Suzanne Schreiber won election in the general election for Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education District 7 on February 11, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Suzanne Schreiber (Nonpartisan)

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board nonpartisan primary elections in Oklahoma are held on the second Tuesday in February every year. School board primary elections are only held if more than two candidates run for a school board member seat. If two candidates run, the primary is canceled and both candidates advance to the general election.

School board general elections in Oklahoma are held on the first Tuesday in April every year.

See law: Oklahoma Statute §70-5-107A. Boards of education of school districts - Membership - Election procedure

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

Filing deadline date: December 3, 2025
Primary election date: February 10, 2026
General election date: April 7, 2026

Election system

School board members in Oklahoma are elected through a system of a nonpartisan primary election and a nonpartisan general election. The primary election is only held if a large enough number of candidates run for office.

See law: Oklahoma Statute §70-5-107A. Boards of education of school districts - Membership - Election procedure

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Oklahoma are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates.

See law: Oklahoma Statute §70-5-107A. Boards of education of school districts - Membership - Election procedure

Winning an election

The top two school board candidates with the most votes in the nonpartisan primary advance to the general election as long as none of them receives more than 50% of the vote. If only two candidates file for the primary election, they automatically advance to the general election. If there are three or more candidates on the ballot for the primary election and one receives more than 50% of the vote, that candidate wins the election outright and is elected to office, and the general election is canceled.

The school board candidate with the most votes in the general election is elected to office. In Oklahoma, school board candidates can be elected outright in the nonpartisan primary election.

See law: Oklahoma Statute §70-5-107A. Boards of education of school districts - Membership - Election procedure

Term length and staggering

School districts with three board members have three-year board member terms. School districts with five members have five-year board member terms. School districts with seven members have four-year board member terms. Elementary school district board members have three-year terms. Independent school districts (which serve grades K-12) have school boards with five-year terms or four-year terms, depending on how many school board members they have. Districts with average student attendance of more than 30,000 can opt to elect a chair of the board in addition to other school board members. The chair must be elected at large to four-year terms. As of 2022, Oklahoma City Schools was the only district that had opted to have an additional elected chair of the school board.

See law: Oklahoma Statute §70-5-107A. Boards of education of school districts - Membership - Election procedure

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School districts either elect all regular school board members at large, or they elect all regular school board members from residence areas (sub-districts) with one board member elected by the voters of each sub-district. Elementary school districts must elect school board members at large. Any school district with an average daily student attendance of fewer than 1,800 students may choose to elect school board members at large instead of from sub-districts. Other school districts must elect school board members by sub-districts. Independent school districts that contain a city and for which less than 20% of the population of the school district resides outside of the city's limits may use the city's ward boundaries instead of drawing its own sub-district boundaries. Board members elected from sub-districts must reside within that sub-district when elected and for the duration of their terms. School districts with average student attendance of more than 30,000 can opt to elect a chair of the school board at large, which means that if other board members are elected by sub-district, that district would use a combination of elections at large and elections by sub-district elections.

See law: Oklahoma Statute §70-5-107A. Boards of education of school districts - Membership - Election procedure

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The deadline for candidates to file for regular school board elections is the Wednesday following the first Monday in December in the year before the February primary election. Candidates must submit their filing by 5:00 pm on the day of the filing deadline.

See law: Oklahoma Statute §26-13A-110

Newly elected school board members officially take office at the first school board meeting taking place after the results of the election have been certified.

See law: Oklahoma Statute §70-5-107A. Boards of education of school districts - Membership - Election procedure

About the district

School board

Tulsa Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Kyra Carby	District 3	2025	2029
Calvin Moniz	District 2	2024	2029
Sarah Smith	District 6	2024	2028
John Croisant	District 5	2020	2028
Stacey Woolley	District 1	2019	2027
E'Lena Ashley	District 4	2022	2026
Susan Lamkin	District 7	2022	2026

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District map

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Overlapping state house districts

Tulsa Public Schools
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 77	John Waldron	Democratic Party	20%	92%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 72	Michelle McCane	Democratic Party	15%	68%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 73	Ron Stewart	Democratic Party	12%	100%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 66	Clay Staires	Republican Party	12%	9%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 23	Derrick Hildebrant	Republican Party	8%	12%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 70	Suzanne Schreiber	Democratic Party	7%	89%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 68	Mike Lay	Republican Party	7%	31%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 78	Meloyde Blancett	Democratic Party	6%	99%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 71	Amanda Clinton	Democratic Party	5%	88%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79	Melissa Provenzano	Democratic Party	4%	60%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 30	Mark Lawson	Republican Party	4%	9%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 67	Rob Hall	Republican Party	< 1%	5%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[1]

Revenue
Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$136,809,000	$4,119	27%
Local:	$217,632,000	$6,553	43%
State:	$150,980,000	$4,546	30%
Total:	$505,421,000	$15,218

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$498,652,000	$15,014
Total Current Expenditures:	$404,452,000	$12,178
Instructional Expenditures:	$198,653,000	$5,981	40%
Student and Staff Support:	$66,570,000	$2,004	13%
Administration:	$60,291,000	$1,815	12%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$78,938,000	$2,376	16%
Total Capital Outlay:	$85,556,000	$2,576
Construction:	$78,254,000	$2,356
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$3,978,000	$119
Interest on Debt:	$4,666,000	$140

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."^[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	9	9	3	6	7	13	20
2020-2021	7	14	2	4	9	10	17
2018-2019	16	23	7	11	17	18	30
2017-2018	16	30	7	11	16	19	30
2016-2017	19	35	9	14	19	22	33
2015-2016	45	61	30	42	45	49	61
2014-2015	43	57	30	39	46	46	59
2013-2014	42	60-64	31	38	43	45	57
2012-2013	52	70-74	41	48	53	55	68
2011-2012	52	75	39	46	53	55	68
2010-2011	55	70	43	52	54		67

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	13	12	6	8	14	18	26
2020-2021	12	16	6	6	12	16	25
2018-2019	19	23	10	12	22	24	36
2017-2018	21	29	11	14	20	25	38
2016-2017	23	31	12	15	25	27	41
2015-2016	53	60	39	47	57	60	69
2014-2015	52	62	41	44	56	57	69
2013-2014	51	60-64	38	42	55	57	68
2012-2013	54	65-69	43	46	57	56	71
2011-2012	53	65	42	42	57	57	70
2010-2011	55	61	45	47	59		70

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	69	80-89	66	68	65-69	60-64	74
2019-2020	71	70-79	72	74	55-59	65-69	70
2018-2019	78	>=90	77	78	70-74	75-79	82
2017-2018	75	80-89	75	75	65-69	70-74	77
2016-2017	77	>=90	79	75	70-74	75-79	79
2015-2016	73	80-89	76	70	60-64	70-74	72
2014-2015	68	80-89	67	65	60-64	60-64	72
2013-2014	63	80-89	61	62	55-59	55-59	66
2012-2013	65	80-89	62	60	60-64	55-59	71

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[3]

Enrollment
Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	33,562	-0.9
2022-2023	33,871	1.9
2021-2022	33,211	1.9
2020-2021	32,569	-9.5
2019-2020	35,675	-2.3
2018-2019	36,512	-2.5
2017-2018	37,433	-3.2
2016-2017	38,625	-2.1
2015-2016	39,455	-1.4
2014-2015	39,999	-0.4
2013-2014	40,152	-2.3
2012-2013	41,076	-0.3
2011-2012	41,199	-0.7
2010-2011	41,501	0.0
2009-2010	41,493	0.7
2008-2009	41,195	-0.2
2007-2008	41,271	-0.4
2006-2007	41,438	-0.3
2005-2006	41,568	-0.1
2004-2005	41,629	-1.6
2003-2004	42,280	-1.8
2002-2003	43,029	1.7
2001-2002	42,302	-1.2
2000-2001	42,812	0.0
1999-2000	42,793	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	Tulsa Public Schools (%)	Oklahoma K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	4.3	10.9
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	2.0	2.3
Black	22.4	7.8
Hispanic	38.0	20.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	1.5	0.5
Two or More Races	10.9	13.5
White	20.9	44.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Tulsa Public Schools had 1,819.62 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.44.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	91.63
Kindergarten:	102.36
Elementary:	842.47
Secondary:	783.16
Total:	1,819.62

Tulsa Public Schools employed 87.86 district administrators and 122.82 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	87.86
District Administrative Support:	185.69
School Administrators:	122.82
School Administrative Support:	227.28

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	583.67
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	36.43
Total Guidance Counselors:	86.11
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	35.06
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	51.05
Librarians/Media Specialists:	59.77
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	451.48
Other Support Services:	1,036.29

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[5]

Tulsa Public Schools operates 69 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Anderson Es	347	PK-5
Bell Es	360	PK-5
Booker T. Washington Hs	1,285	9-12
Burroughs Es	301	PK-5
Carnegie Es	394	PK-5
Carver Ms	658	6-8
Celia Clinton Es	542	PK-5
Central Hs	378	9-12
Central Ms	309	6-8
Clinton West Es	347	PK-5
Cooper Es	509	PK-5
Council Oak Es	509	PK-5
Daniel Webster Hs	380	9-12
Daniel Webster Ms	342	6-8
Disney Es	673	PK-5
Dolores Huerta Es	311	PK-5
East Central Hs	1,189	9-12
East Central Middle School	908	6-8
Edison Preparatory Ms	803	6-8
Eisenhower International Es	536	PK-5
Eliot Es	360	PK-5
Emerson Es	393	PK-5
Eugene Field Es	317	PK-5
Felicitas Mendez Intl School	296	PK-5
Greenwood Leadership Academy	283	PK-5
Grissom Es	345	PK-6
Hamilton Es	297	PK-5
Hawthorne Es	353	PK-5
Henry Zarrow International Sch	478	PK-5
Hoover Es	338	PK-5
John Hope Franklin Es	343	PK-5
Kendall-Whittier Es	817	PK-5
Kerr Es	348	PK-5
Key Es	302	PK-5
Lanier Es	310	PK-5
Lewis And Clark Es	423	PK-5
Lindbergh Es	460	PK-5
Macarthur Es	387	PK-5
Marshall Es	263	PK-5
Mayo Demonstration Es	400	PK-5
Mcclure Es	363	PK-5
Mckinley Es	425	PK-5
Mclain Hs For Science And Tech	726	9-12
Memorial Hs	1,023	9-12
Memorial Ms	568	6-8
Mitchell Es	382	PK-5
Monroe Demonstration Ms	620	6-8
Nathan Hale Hs	1,067	9-12
Nathan Hale Middle School	791	6-8
Owen Es	385	PK-5
Patrick Henry Es	429	PK-5
Peary Es	268	PK-5
Project Accept Traice Es	469	PK-6
Robertson Es	235	PK-5
Salk Es	462	PK-5
Sequoyah Es	369	PK-5
Skelly Es	747	PK-5
Springdale Es	366	PK-5
Thomas Edison Preparatory Hs	1,089	9-12
Thoreau Demonstration Academy	439	6-8
Traice	827	9-12
Traice Ms	193	6-8
Tulsa Met Hs	94	9-12
Tulsa Met Middle School	52	6-8
Unity Learning Academy	271	PK-5
Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Acad	362	PK-5
Whitman Es	257	PK-5
Will Rogers College Hs	1,037	9-12
Will Rogers College Ms	652	6-8

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Footnotes

[1] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[2] U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025

[3] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[5] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

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