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Thoreau Demonstration Academy

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

7370 East 71st Street, Tulsa, OK 74133 · (918) 833-9700 · Part of Tulsa Public Schools

Tulsa’s School Grade D better than 6% of Oklahoma school districts

Directions
Students
434
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Thoreau Demonstration Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Oklahoma’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 23% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Tulsa kids: 11 high schools

On the path

Where Tulsa kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–546 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Thoreau Demonstration AcademyYou are here
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 22.1%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 24.9%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Oklahoma’s 1,626 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7370 East 71st Street, Tulsa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6165
Grade 7145
Grade 8124
Enrollment over time
564’20
468’21
442’22
439’23
434’24

Down 23% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 33%Black 31%White 16%Two or more races 15%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thoreau Demonstration Academy from Tulsa families.

Other schools in Tulsa Public Schools

The district →
Kendall-Whittier Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tulsa
D−
825 students16:1
Skelly Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tulsa
D−
775 students16:1
Disney Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tulsa
D
724 students19:1
Eisenhower International Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tulsa
A−
561 students17:1
Celia Clinton Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tulsa
D−
518 students22:1
Cooper Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tulsa
D−
516 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Oklahoma’s other public schools; Tulsa’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.