Dove Science Academy Ms, Warr Acress OK

Original Research by School Decision on Dove Science Academy Ms

Dove Science Academy Middle School occupies an unassuming position on Northwest Expressway in Warr Acres, a post-WWII residential suburb tucked against the northwest side of Oklahoma City. The school is a charter middle school serving sixth through eighth grade, part of the Dove Schools of OKC charter network. Warr Acres itself is a racially diverse, primarily residential community with commercial strips along MacArthur Boulevard and the expressway, and its proximity to Oklahoma City means that for many families this is a school within a short drive of the city proper.

The student body reflects the diversity of the surrounding community. Hispanic or Latino students make up the largest share, followed by Black or African American students and White students, with smaller groups of two or more races, Asian, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. Free or reduced-price lunch data was not available, so a family cannot gauge income concentration from these figures alone.

On state assessments, the school’s performance lands in a specific territory. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above hovers near half across all three tested grades, with seventh grade rising above that mark and sixth and eighth grades just below it. English language arts results are lower, with proficiency declining slightly as students advance through the grades, from sixth down to eighth. Eighth-grade science results fall roughly in the same range as the math scores. Oklahoma changed its cut scores for math and ELA in this testing year, which means the proficiency rates may not be directly comparable to prior years, and a parent should keep that context in mind when looking at any single year’s numbers. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Oklahoma County, a strong showing compared to peers in the county. That said, a top-quartile position in a wide county with a very low median proficiency rate still leaves substantial room for improvement in absolute terms.

Because this is a middle school that does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism data was not available either, so a family interested in attendance patterns would need to ask the school directly. The school’s charter status means it operates with a degree of autonomy from traditional district governance and is open to students across the area by application or lottery. No specific program offerings, advanced course access, or staffing ratios were available in the sourced data, so a parent will want to investigate what elective courses, extracurriculars, and student supports are in place.

Housing in the school’s ZIP code is priced near the state median home value, with rents slightly below that benchmark, signaling a relatively affordable entry point for families looking to live in the area. The local mortgage rate and unemployment rate at the time of this report were consistent with national conditions, giving no outsized economic pressure on housing or employment.

A parent considering this school is looking at a charter middle school with a racially and economically diverse student body, math and science results that have a solid patch, and English language arts that a family may want to follow up on. The county-level comparison is encouraging, but the absolute proficiency numbers leave room for the school to improve. The community is a compact, auto-oriented suburb with easy access to Oklahoma City, and the school sits on a major commercial corridor. For a family that values a charter environment and a middle school only, this is a viable option, with the caveat that several dimensions of school life are not documented in public data and would require a direct inquiry.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 647%

School 47% · District 44% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 755%

School 55% · District 56% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 41% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 645%

School 45% · District 35% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 742%

School 42% · District 32% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 31% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Science

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 46% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

This schoolDOVE SCHOOLS OF OKC (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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income40%Higher-income87%47 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income41%Higher-income69%28 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income58%Higher-income69%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income47%Higher-income74%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income41%Higher-income75%34 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income58%Higher-income56%1 pp gap