Dove Sch of Discovery Tulsa, Tulsa OK

Original Research by School Decision on Dove Sch of Discovery Tulsa

Dove School of Discovery Tulsa is a public charter school serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Located on the second floor of a building on South 100th East Avenue in Tulsa, it draws students from across the city. The school is part of the Dove Schools of Tulsa district, a charter network operating within the city.

The student body is diverse. The largest share of students identify as Hispanic, followed by white students, Black students, students of two or more races, Asian students, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. A substantial portion of the families in the area are renters and homeowners in a housing market where typical values sit near the state average and below the national average. The school serves students from pre-K through eighth grade, so there is no graduation rate to report; the school does not operate a high school.

On state assessments, which are administered in grades three through eight, student proficiency rates fall below the midpoint among districts in Tulsa County. This is consistent across both math and English language arts. In math, proficiency rates across grades three through eight are modest, and they follow a similar pattern in English language arts, where rates are also modest. In science, the two tested grades, five and eight, show proficiency rates that are also modest. The assessment data reflects a single year, and state officials have noted changes to the cut scores used to determine proficiency in math and English language arts, which makes direct comparisons to prior years unreliable. A parent who wants a fuller picture of how students are growing academically from year to year may find it helpful to ask the school about its own internal progress measures.

The school is a charter, meaning it operates with some autonomy from the traditional district system. The district brief turned up little in the way of recent publicly reported changes or strategic priorities, so it is difficult to say what direction the leadership is taking beyond the current program. There were no data available on free or reduced-price meal eligibility, special education enrollment, or English learner enrollment, so the level of student support resources or the share of students with those needs is not something that can be described here.

Tulsa itself is a large, diversified city. It was historically built on oil, but its economy now reaches into aviation, finance, technology, and manufacturing. The city has a significant concentration of Art Deco architecture downtown, and its cultural institutions include the Gilcrease Museum, the Woody Guthrie Center, and the Greenwood Rising history center. The presence of several universities, including a downtown campus of Oklahoma State University and separate campuses for the University of Tulsa, Oral Roberts University, and the University of Oklahoma, means there are college-going resources and partnerships within reach, though it is not clear how the school taps into them. The city continues to grow, and its housing market reflects a place that is more affordable than many parts of the country.

For a family considering Dove School of Discovery, the key facts are these. It is a TK-8 charter in a mid-sized, economically diverse city. The academic proficiency numbers on state tests are lower than those at many other schools in the county. There is no high school attached, so families will need to plan for a transition after eighth grade. The student population is predominantly Hispanic, with significant white and Black minorities. The school's position as a charter inside the Dove network means it may offer a different structure or approach than a traditional Tulsa public school, but the publicly available data does not reveal a distinctive academic program or theme. A parent who values a small charter environment in a larger urban setting may want to visit and ask about the school's curriculum, how it supports students who are below grade level, and what options exist for families after eighth grade.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 337%

School 37% · District 28% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 42% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 33% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 620%

School 20% · District 21% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 724%

School 24% · District 34% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 36% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 318%

School 18% · District 14% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 19% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 24% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 617%

School 17% · District 18% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 711%

School 11% · District 20% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 822%

School 22% · District 26% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Science

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 39% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 44% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

This schoolDOVE SCHOOLS OF TULSA (CHARTER), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.