The top reported proficiency rate is 54% in Science. The lowest is 29% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Collins Es
Collins Elementary School serves third through fifth graders in the Bristow Public Schools district, a small-town system in Creek County, Oklahoma. The school sits on the north side of Bristow, a community built around a historic town square on Route 66, with a mix of residential blocks and light commercial frontage. The town has deep roots in agriculture and oil and has recently attracted some aviation and manufacturing investment, including a planned jet engine production facility. Its population has been fairly stable for several decades, and the housing market is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, reflecting the area's affordability and rural-to-suburban character.
The school itself enrolls a student body that is predominantly white, with a substantial share of students who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, as well as a notable group identifying as two or more races. Black and Hispanic students each make up a smaller portion of the enrollment, and the school serves a population that, based on the available data, appears to be largely English-speaking; counts for English learners and students with disabilities were not reported in the materials we reviewed. The grade band—only grades three through five—means Collins is a focused upper-elementary school, so there is no high school graduation rate, nor any middle or high school course access data to consider.
On state assessments, which are part of the Oklahoma School Testing Program, Collins Elementary posted mixed results across subjects and grade levels. In mathematics and English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient or above ranged from just under a third to about two fifths, depending on the grade. Those figures are low in an absolute sense and would give a parent reason to ask the school about its approach to core instruction and what academic supports are available for students who are not yet at grade level. Science performance in fifth grade was notably stronger, with more than half of students reaching proficiency, a clear strength relative to the school's own math and ELA scores.
When placed among the other school districts in Creek County, Collins Elementary's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades lands in the top quartile. That comparison is important context: even though the raw proficiency rates are modest, the school is performing above the midpoint of its county peers. A parent moving into the area from a higher-performing region might want to dig deeper into specific classroom practices, but within the local landscape the school is a relatively strong option for these tested grades.
No data was available on chronic absenteeism, discipline rates, or staffing ratios, so those dimensions of school climate and support cannot be assessed here. Similarly, the district brief turned up no recent bond elections, curriculum changes, or facility updates that would be of direct interest to a family deciding on enrollment. The absence of that information may simply reflect a period of stability rather than any problem.
The school's physical setting is integrated into Bristow's town fabric rather than isolated on a large campus, and the community offers civic anchors such as a park with a lake and amphitheater, a performing arts center, and a museum. For a family looking for a traditional small-town elementary school with a manageable size and a peer environment that reflects the local demographic mix, Collins Elementary fits that profile. The academic picture is one where core skill areas need attention—especially in early elementary math and reading—but where science stands out and the school holds a respectable position within its county. A parent would do well to visit, ask about literacy and math intervention programs, and see how the school's current improvement efforts match their child's needs.
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