The top reported proficiency rate is 19% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Central Oak Es
Central Oak Elementary sits in the Crooked Oak district, a pocket of Oklahoma City. The school serves children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is a public, non-charter school, and its roughly 575-student enrollment gives it a moderate size for an elementary school. The student body is heavily Hispanic, with a much smaller but notable share of Black students, a smaller still group of white students, and modest representation from students of two or more races and Native American students. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility data was not available, nor were counts of students receiving special education services or English learner supports, though a parent may want to ask the school directly about the share of students who receive those services.
State testing results show a mixed picture. In third-grade math, roughly a third of students scored at the proficient level or above. That number dropped sharply in fourth-grade math, where fewer than one in ten students met that bar, and remained low in fifth-grade math, where about one in eight was proficient. Reading scores followed a similar pattern: about a third of third graders were proficient, but fourth-grade reading fell to roughly one in sixteen, and fifth-grade reading recovered only modestly to just over one in seven. In fifth-grade science, a little fewer than one in five students scored proficient. Across all tested grades and subjects, the school’s overall proficiency index sits just above the midpoint among the thirty-one Oklahoma County districts that had proficiency data. The floors in fourth grade are a soft spot a parent may want to discuss with the school.
The school's own floorplan shapes these numbers; state testing begins in grade three, so the K-2 years are not directly measured in these results. No chronic absenteeism rate was provided, and no discipline or staffing data was available, so the picture of school climate and day-to-day experience is incomplete from this data alone.
Housing in the immediate area is well below Oklahoma’s statewide typical home value and well below the national typical home value as well. The typical home in the zip code is the most affordable among the benchmark comparisons. Monthly rents are similarly modest, and the estimated rent-to-income ratio is low, suggesting that housing costs here consume a much smaller share of a typical household income than the national norm. The economic context includes a slight year-over-year dip in home values in the zip code, while statewide values rose modestly. The estimated monthly mortgage payment on a typical home, assuming a common down payment and the current national mortgage rate, falls below the typical rent, a dynamic that favors homeownership for those who can manage a down payment.
The wider city of Oklahoma City is vast and sprawling, covering more territory than most U.S. cities. Downtown offers concentrated walkable districts with restaurants, entertainment, and civic spaces, but the vast majority of the city, including the area around Central Oak, is car-dependent, with wide roads and strip development. The city’s economy is anchored by energy, aviation, the federal government, and the livestock industry, and the metropolitan area has seen steady growth. The Crooked Oak district had no parent-relevant strategic changes publicly reported in the last several years, so the school and district appear to be operating under stable conditions without a major new bond, boundary shift, or program overhaul to factor into a decision.
This is a school where the academic results are inconsistent across grade levels, with third grade showing stronger performance and fourth grade showing a steep dropoff that parents moving into the district would want to understand better. The housing affordability is a clear draw for families looking to keep shelter costs low while living within the Oklahoma City city limits. The lack of data on special populations, discipline, and staffing means any family considering this school should plan to visit, observe, and ask direct questions about the supports in place for students who are not yet meeting state benchmarks.
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