Central Intermediate School, Bixby OK

Original Research by School Decision on Central Intermediate School

Central Intermediate School serves fourth through sixth graders in Bixby, a fast-growing Tulsa suburb. Bixby itself is a mix of residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors, with an original downtown south of the Arkansas River that retains early twentieth-century brick buildings. The town has been one of Oklahoma’s fastest-growing communities for years, and the district has responded by opening new school buildings to accommodate the growth, including a West Intermediate and Elementary campus. Housing in the area commands values that sit above the state benchmark, and rental costs are similarly elevated, reflecting the demand for housing in a suburb that reports the highest per capita income in the Tulsa metro area. A family moving here should expect a suburban setting where development is active and school capacity is expanding to keep pace.

The student body at Central Intermediate is racially and ethnically diverse. White students make up about half of enrollment, with Hispanic students and students identifying as two or more races each comprising roughly a fifth of the population. Smaller shares of Black, Asian, and American Indian or Alaska Native students are also present. The school’s overall enrollment is on the larger side for an intermediate school serving three grade levels, pulling from the surrounding community. Data on economic disadvantage, special education, and English learner populations was not available in the source material, so a family with a child who receives support services or who is learning English may want to ask the school directly about those programs and staffing levels.

State test results from the most recent year show that proficiency rates vary by subject and grade. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above declined as grade level increased, with fourth grade at the highest level and sixth grade markedly lower. In English language arts, fifth graders had a stronger showing than both fourth and sixth graders. Science, tested only in fifth grade, landed in a similar range as the stronger ELA result for that grade. None of the rates reached the halfway mark, and several were well below it. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, places Central Intermediate below the midpoint among districts in Tulsa County. The state changed its cut scores for math and English language arts in this testing cycle, which can shift how current results compare to prior years, so it is difficult to know whether these numbers reflect a change in student performance or a change in the bar. A parent may want to discuss the school’s approach to academic intervention and enrichment with the principal or classroom teachers.

Because the school serves only grades four through six, there is no graduation rate to report. The school environment appears to be that of a standard public intermediate school within a district that is actively expanding, though detailed information on class sizes, staffing ratios, discipline practices, and course access was not available in the source material. The district’s broader context includes new school construction, which suggests a system that is investing in facilities to match enrollment growth.

For a family considering Bixby, Central Intermediate offers a suburban school in a growing community with a diverse student body. Academic results are mixed, with several proficiency rates at modest levels, and the school sits below the county midpoint overall. The housing market is expensive relative to state averages, and the town has seen sustained population growth, so the area is in demand. A family already committed to Bixby’s schools may want to learn more about how Central Intermediate supports students who are not yet at the proficient mark and what enrichment looks like for students who are.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 434%

School 34% · District 44% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 37% · ▼ 13 pts below district

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

Grade 616%

School 16% · District 39% · ▼ 23 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 416%

School 16% · District 32% · ▼ 16 pts below district

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

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 33%

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

Grade 616%

School 16% · District 36% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Science

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 40% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

This schoolBIXBY, 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 4Lower-income36%Higher-income60%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income58%29 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income31%Higher-income46%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income22%Higher-income43%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income12%Higher-income31%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income30%Higher-income39%9 pp gap