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Broken Arrow Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Broken Arrow, and parts of Tulsa and Coweta.

Broken Arrow’s School Grade B better than 64% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
19,882
Schools
26
Spent per student
$10,360
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$116.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Broken Arrow Public Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Oklahoma districts
  • Spends 15% less per student than the OK average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $116.8M, about $5,875 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% of the 522 Oklahoma school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Broken Arrow. Grade by grade →

PK–516 elementary schoolsThis district
6–85 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Broken Arrow HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 24.9% · 9,971 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 27.2% · 9,980 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 81.2% · 1,421 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$10,360 per student · 15% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 47%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
18,470’20
19,388’21
19,977’22
19,953’23
19,882’24

Up 7.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 15%Black 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

26 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools.

Country Lane Primary Es
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Broken Arrow
718 students17:1
Highland Park Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Arrow
A
654 students18:1
Liberty Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Arrow
B−
650 students19:1
Timber Ridge Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Arrow
B+
621 students17:1
Aspen Creek Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Arrow
B−
607 students18:1
Creekwood Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Arrow
A−
575 students17:1
Rosewood Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Arrow
A
575 students17:1
Leisure Park Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Arrow
B+
534 students15:1
Wolf Creek Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Arrow
B+
511 students16:1
Spring Creek Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Arrow
B+
510 students16:1
Vandever Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Arrow
B
447 students16:1
Rhoades Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Arrow
C−
416 students15:1
Lynn Wood Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Arrow
A−
407 students15:1
Arrowhead Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Arrow
C+
388 students14:1
Oak Crest Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Arrow
B−
362 students15:1
Aspen Creek Ec Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Broken Arrow
276 students20:1
Creekwood Early Childhood CTR
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Broken Arrow
273 students18:1
Park Lane Early Childhood CTR
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Broken Arrow
222 students16:1
Country Lane Intermediate Es
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Broken Arrow
A−
720 students18:1
Centennial MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Broken Arrow
B−
1,060 students18:1
Oneta Ridge MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Broken Arrow
B+
938 students19:1
Oliver MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Broken Arrow
B
886 students20:1
Childers MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Broken Arrow
B−
812 students18:1
Sequoyah MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Broken Arrow
C−
642 students15:1
Broken Arrow HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Broken Arrow
B+
4,802 students19:1
Broken Arrow Freshman Academy
Secondary · Grades 9 · Broken Arrow
1,276 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oklahoma.