The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in Science. The lowest is 34% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Washington Irving Es
Washington Irving Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Edmond, a suburban city that sits roughly a quarter-hour north of downtown Oklahoma City within the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Edmond has grown steadily over recent decades, adding housing developments and maintaining an active capital improvement program, while retaining a historic downtown and a major public university presence. The University of Central Oklahoma is one of the city’s largest employers, and the broader community includes a range of parks, a lake for recreation, and a mix of cultural institutions and annual events. The school sits within the Edmond Public Schools district, which operates three comprehensive high schools and serves a wide suburban swath of Oklahoma County.
Washington Irving is a large elementary school for its grade band, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across kindergarten through fourth grade and a slightly smaller fifth-grade cohort. The student body is majority white, with substantial representation from students who identify as two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and Asian. The share of students who are American Indian or Alaska Native is smaller. Data on the percentage of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are classified as English learners was not available in the records provided. For a family considering this school, those are gaps worth clarifying directly with the district, as they affect the range of support services and the socioeconomic composition of the peer group.
On state assessments, the picture is mixed. During the most recent testing year, Oklahoma administered the OSTP in math, English language arts, and science. In third-grade math, about three in ten students scored at the proficient level or above; in fourth-grade math, roughly three in ten did as well; and in fifth-grade math, that figure rose to about four in ten. For English language arts, third-grade proficiency was around three in ten, fifth-grade proficiency reached nearly four in ten, and fourth-grade results were suppressed, so a reader cannot see that particular result. In fifth-grade science, roughly half of students scored proficient or above. These results place the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades in the top quarter among districts in Oklahoma County, a relatively strong position for the area. Still, the actual proficiency rates mean a sizable majority of students at each tested grade level are not yet meeting the state’s benchmark for grade-level work in math and reading. A parent should want to understand how the school identifies and supports students who are below that bar, and whether those supports are adequate for their child’s needs.
The school building sits on the northern side of Edmond, along a major north-south thoroughfare. Housing in the immediate area, based on the ZIP code that serves the school, commands prices above the statewide average home value. Rents in that same area are also above the statewide typical rent. The combination suggests this is a relatively more expensive pocket of the metro area, which may shape the school’s enrollment base. The broader Edmond housing market has seen modest appreciation over the past year, and the area has a higher-than-average share of adults with a college degree. For a family relocating to the region, the housing costs near the school are a factor to weigh against the academic profile.
The district itself did not have any recent parent-facing changes—such as a bond referendum, boundary adjustment, or curriculum overhaul—that surfaced in available public records. That means stability is the current story, but it also means a parent should check directly with the district about upcoming plans, because the absence of reported change is not the same as an absence of activity.
Washington Irving Elementary offers a large, suburban elementary setting within a well-regarded district, where state test results are better than many in the county yet still leave room for growth in core subjects. The school’s relative standing is a positive signal, but the actual proficiency rates mean families should look closely at how the school addresses students who are not yet on grade level and whether its academic approach matches their expectations.
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