Best Elementary Schools in Tulsa, OK (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

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Every ranked elementary school in Tulsa, OK, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Tulsa, OK rankings: Elementary Schools

Tulsa, OK elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Deborah Brown Community School (Charter)	Tulsa	Deborah Brown Charter	74%	8%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	208
#2	A+	Council Oak ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	55%	52%	Meets Expectations	460
#3	A+	Darnaby ES	Tulsa	Union	55%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	568
#4	A+	Southeast ES	Tulsa	Jenks	52%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	889
#5	A	Eliot ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	45%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	357
#6	A	Lanier ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	45%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	298
#7	A	Cedar Ridge ES	Tulsa	Union	44%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	431
#8	A-	Henry Zarrow International Sch	Tulsa	Tulsa	42%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	468
#9	A-	Mayo Demonstration ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	42%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	378
#10	A-	Carnegie ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	39%	36%	Meets Expectations	433
#11	A-	Jenks East Intermediate ES	Tulsa	Jenks	35%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	832
#12	B+	Eisenhower International ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	37%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	525
#13	B+	Dove Science Academy Tulsa (Charter)	Tulsa	Dove Schools of Tulsa (charter)	36%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	456
#14	B-	Berryhill ES South	Tulsa	Berryhill	29%	28%	Meets Expectations	585
#15	C+	Grissom ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	28%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	344
#16	C+	Northwest ES	Tulsa	Jenks	27%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,035
#17	C+	Dove Sch Of Discovery Tulsa (Charter)	Tulsa	Dove Schools of Tulsa (charter)	26%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	483
#18	C+	Jarman ES	Tulsa	Union	26%	23%	Meets Expectations	614
#19	C	College Bound Academy Charter (Charter)	Tulsa	College Bound(charter)	25%	8%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	445
#20	C	Boevers ES	Tulsa	Union	24%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	434
#21	C	Rosa Parks ES	Tulsa	Union	24%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	622
#22	C	Thomas Jefferson ES	Tulsa	Union	24%	20%	Meets Expectations	578
#23	C-	Sankofa Middle School (Charter)	Tulsa	Sankofa Charter	21%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	70
#24	C-	Grove ES	Tulsa	Union	20%	16%	Meets Expectations	548
#25	D+	Peary ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	19%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	270
#26	D+	Hoover ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	17%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	331
#27	D	Patrick Henry ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	16%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	473
#28	D	Lewis And Clark ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	15%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	437
#29	D	Mitchell ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	15%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	376
#30	D	Allen Bowden Public School	Tulsa	Allen-Bowden	14%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	277
#31	D	Clark ES	Tulsa	Union	14%	13%	Meets Expectations	403
#32	D	Emerson ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	14%	13%	Meets Expectations	462
#33	D	Lindbergh ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	14%	16%	Meets Expectations	445
#34	D	Owen ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	14%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	385
#35	D	Robertson ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	14%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	229
#36	D	Salk ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	14%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	440
#37	D-	Ellen Ochoa ES	Tulsa	Union	13%	13%	Meets Expectations	907
#38	D-	Bell ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	12%	11%	Meets Expectations	354
#39	D-	Kendall Whittier ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	11%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	818
#40	D-	Project Accept Traice ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	11%	12%	Meets Expectations	558
#41	D-	Tulsa Legacy Charter Schl Inc (Charter)	Tulsa	Lighthouse Academy (charter)	11%	8%	Meets Expectations	568
#42	D-	Key ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	10%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	280
#43	D-	Unity Learning Academy	Tulsa	Tulsa	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	266
#44	D-	Anderson ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	9%	7%	Meets Expectations	347
#45	D-	Felicitas Mendez Intl School	Tulsa	Tulsa	9%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	286
#46	F	Dolores Huerta ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	9%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	306
#47	F	Eugene Field ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	9%	10%	Meets Expectations	343
#48	F	Burroughs ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	8%	9%	Meets Expectations	305
#49	F	Hamilton ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	8%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	296
#50	F	Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Acad	Tulsa	Tulsa	8%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	366
#51	F	Disney ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	7%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	710
#52	F	Greenwood Leadership Academy	Tulsa	Tulsa	7%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	312
#53	F	Kerr ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	7%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	353
#54	F	Marshall ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	7%	7%	Meets Expectations	266
#55	F	Sequoyah ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	7%	17%	Underperforms Expectations	349
#56	F	Celia Clinton ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	6%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	535
#57	F	Mcclure ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	6%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	399
#58	F	Mckinley ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	6%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	428
#59	F	Cooper ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	5%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	557
#60	F	Macarthur ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	5%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	395
#61	F	Skelly ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	5%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	682
#62	F	Clinton West ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	4%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	341
#63	F	Hawthorne ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	4%	6%	Meets Expectations	312
#64	F	Springdale ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	4%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	354
#65	F	John Hope Franklin ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	3%	7%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	311
#66	F	Whitman ES	Tulsa	Tulsa	2%	7%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	268

How Tulsa, OK's elementary schools compare

A: 11B: 3C: 10D: 21F: 21

21% of the 66 ranked elementary schools in Tulsa, OK earn an A or B (11 A grades, 3 B, 10 C, 21 D, 21 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 35 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (53% here, 70% nationally), and 16 exceed it. On average 19% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 19% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Deborah Brown Community School (74% against 8%, A+), Dove Science Academy Tulsa (36% against 15%, B+), Mayo Demonstration ES (42% against 23%, A-), College Bound Academy Charter (25% against 8%, C), Darnaby ES (55% against 40%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 17): Tulsa (8), Jenks (3), Union (2), Dove Schools of Tulsa (charter) (2).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Northwest ES (1,035 students, C+, #16), Ellen Ochoa ES (907 students, D-, #37), Southeast ES (889 students, A+, #4).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 5 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Tulsa, OK that are not ranked

1 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (1)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Collegiate Hall Charter School, Tulsa

About this ranking

Scope: public elementary schools in Tulsa, OK, as grouped on its schools page; the Oklahoma ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Tulsa, OK

What is the best elementary school in Tulsa, OK?

Deborah Brown Community School in Tulsa ranks first among the 66 ranked elementary schools in Tulsa, OK with a SchoolGrade of A+, 74% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 8%.

How are elementary schools in Tulsa, OK ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Tulsa, OK have?

SchoolGrade grades 67 public elementary schools in Tulsa, OK; 66 are ranked here and 1 are listed as not ranked.