The top reported proficiency rate is 27% in Science. The lowest is 18% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Arrowhead Es
Arrowhead Elementary is a public school in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, serving students from Pre-K through fifth grade. It is one of many elementary schools within the Broken Arrow Public Schools district, a fast-growing suburban system that is the largest in Tulsa County by enrollment. Arrowhead draws from a slice of the city that is, like Broken Arrow itself, a mix of established residential subdivisions and ongoing commercial development. The school is located on the west side of town, near the Norman Avenue corridor, in a setting that feels fully suburban.
The student body is diverse in a way that reflects Broken Arrow’s broader demographic shift as it has grown from a bedroom community into a more self-contained city. White students make up the largest share of enrollment, followed by a meaningful presence of Hispanic students, students who identify as two or more races, Black students, and a smaller but consistent population of American Indian and Asian students. The community context is one of steady growth; Broken Arrow has seen decades of population increase, and the district passed its largest-ever bond issue in recent years to address facility, technology, transportation, and security needs across the system. That bond points to an infrastructure that is being actively updated rather than left static.
On state assessments, Arrowhead’s performance sits below the midpoint among elementary schools in Tulsa County districts, with proficiency rates that are softer than many of its immediate peers. In math, rates are low across each tested grade, with a pattern that suggests this is a schoolwide pattern rather than an issue confined to one year or one cohort. In English language arts, the results for one grade were suppressed, which typically happens when the group size is very small, so the available picture is incomplete. At the grade levels where data is reported, the share of students reaching proficiency is also low. In science, the pattern is similar. These are the school’s own numbers, and they indicate that academic attainment, as measured by the state test, is an area where a parent would want to ask the school directly about instruction and support. It is also worth noting that the state changed its cut scores for math and English language arts in recent years, which can make it harder to compare current results with past years; the trend line is not yet clear.
Because Arrowhead only goes through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate or college-going data to look at. The school does not serve high school grades, and that gap is simply a function of the grade band. The district as a whole does track those outcomes, but they are measured at the high school level, not here.
The school is not a charter, and information on whether it receives Title I funding or has magnet status was not available. That is a gap a parent would want to resolve, especially around whether the school offers any targeted academic or enrichment programs. No program offerings were reported for Arrowhead in the data provided, so it is not possible to say whether the school has special academies, gifted programs, or specialty tracks.
The housing context around Arrowhead is consistent with a mid-to-upper-middle-income suburban market in the Tulsa metro. Home values in the area are above the state benchmark, and rents are moderate relative to household income. Broken Arrow is a place where many families moved for the schools, and the district’s recent bond investment suggests that physical plant and security are priorities. For a family considering Arrowhead, the strongest signal in the data is that this is a school where state test scores are a soft spot, which may matter more or less depending on what a parent values. A parent who prioritizes a diverse, growing suburban elementary school may find the fit right here and want to dig into the academic support that is in place. A parent who prioritizes measured academic outcomes at the elementary level will want to ask harder questions about intervention strategies, curriculum, and how the school is working to move those numbers.
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