The top reported proficiency rate is 43% in Science. The lowest is 38% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Charles Haskell Es
Charles Haskell Elementary is a public PK through 5 school in the northern Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond, part of the Edmond Public Schools district. It is a school that for its size serves a notably diverse student body, drawing from a community that is well-educated and relatively prosperous, and its academic results present a mixed picture for families to weigh.
Edmond itself is a suburban city with a historic downtown, a strong University of Central Oklahoma presence, and steady population growth. Housing values in the area are above the national median, and rents are correspondingly high, reflecting the desirability of the community. The city government maintains an active capital projects program, and the area has seen consistent residential development. For a family, this translates into a stable, amenity-rich suburb with a range of parks, a lake for recreation, and regular community events. The school sits within this setting, drawing from a neighborhood of single-family homes.
The student body at Charles Haskell is the first distinctive feature a parent will notice. The largest single group is white students, but they make up well under half of the enrollment. The remainder is a broad mix: Black students form a substantial share, followed by students who identify as two or more races, Hispanic students, and Asian students. There is also a small American Indian or Alaska Native population. This degree of racial and ethnic variety is uncommon in many of the district’s elementary schools and shapes the peer environment significantly. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are English learners was not available in the source material, which is a gap a parent may want to fill directly with the school.
Academically, the school’s state test results from the most recent school year show a range that is best described as uneven. In mathematics, proficiency rates for third and fourth graders were at levels that placed the school in a competitive position relative to other elementary schools in the district, but fifth grade math dropped meaningfully. In English language arts, fourth graders posted a stronger result, while third and fifth graders were lower. Science, tested only in fifth grade, fell in between. When taken as a whole across all tested grades and subjects, the school’s overall proficiency index sits well above the typical school in Oklahoma County, placing it in the top quarter of all districts in the county. That county-level comparison is a positive signal: families moving into Edmond from elsewhere in Oklahoma County will find performance here that is stronger than what many nearby districts provide.
That said, the grade-level variability is real. A child entering kindergarten or first grade will not be tested until third grade, so the current results are a snapshot of the upper grades. For a parent whose child is in fourth grade, the math and reading numbers are the strongest in the building; for a family with a fifth grader, the scores are weaker across the board. Because the state changed the cut scores on the math and English language arts assessments for this year, the school’s results cannot be directly compared to prior years, so it is not possible to say whether this is a trend or a one-year fluctuation. A family should be prepared to ask the principal how the school addresses the dip in fifth grade performance specifically.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. No data was available on chronic absenteeism, school discipline rates, course access, or staffing ratios, all of which are pieces of information a parent may want to request from the school office to round out the picture beyond test scores.
The district itself did not have any major recent changes such as a bond issue or curriculum shift reported in the available sources, so a parent should expect a period of relative stability in the school’s operations and leadership.
Charles Haskell Elementary is a school where a family gets a suburban Edmond address with a student body that is more diverse than the district’s overall profile, and academic performance that is above the county average but varies notably by grade level. The school sits in a growing, well-resourced community, and the main open question for a parent is how the school handles the lower fifth-grade scores they are seeing in the most recent testing year.
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