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Owasso Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Owasso and Valley Park.

Owasso’s School Grade A better than 85% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
9,761
Schools
13
Spent per student
$10,129
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Debt
$56.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Owasso Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the OK average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $56.7M, about $5,806 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AOwasso 43,117Valley Park 25

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Owasso. Grade by grade →

PK–59 elementary schoolsThis district
7Owasso 7Th Grade CTRThis district
9–12Owasso HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 24.9% · 5,048 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 27.2% · 5,058 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 81.2% · 716 in the class

98% 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
$10,129 per student · 17% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 42%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 42%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
9,035’20
9,656’21
9,802’22
9,898’23
9,761’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 52%Two or more races 16%Hispanic 15%Asian 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Black 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Lucille Ellingwood Morrow Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Collinsville
A
635 students16:1
Stone Canyon Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owasso
A
585 students16:1
Pamela Hodson Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owasso
A+
563 students17:1
Barnes Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owasso
A
510 students17:1
Northeast Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owasso
A−
487 students16:1
Larkin Bailey Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owasso
A
470 students17:1
Mills Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owasso
B+
467 students16:1
Hayward Smith Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owasso
B+
407 students16:1
Ator Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owasso
B+
374 students15:1
Owasso 6Th Grade CTR
Middle · Grades 6 · Owasso
A
713 students17:1
Owasso 7Th Grade CTR
Middle · Grades 7 · Owasso
A
718 students18:1
Owasso 8Th Grade CTR
Middle · Grades 8 · Owasso
B
782 students19:1
Owasso HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Owasso
A
3,050 students22:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Collinsville Public SchoolsCollinsville
$10,067per student

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.