The top reported proficiency rate is 53% in Science. The lowest is 25% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Scissortail Elementary School
Scissortail Elementary serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in the Edmond Public Schools district, located in Oklahoma City. The school itself sits in the northern reaches of the city, an area that reflects the broader pattern of a capital city that is geographically vast and largely car-dependent, with suburban residential developments spreading outward from a revitalized downtown core. The community here is part of Oklahoma County, a setting where the economy is anchored by oil and gas, state government, Tinker Air Force Base, and a growing downtown residential and entertainment district driven by the long-running MAPS public investment program.
The student body at Scissortail is racially and ethnically diverse. The largest single group is Black students, followed by white students, then Hispanic students, students who identify as two or more races, and Asian students. A small number of American Indian or Alaska Native students are also enrolled. Free or reduced-price lunch data was not available from the source, so the share of families with lower household incomes is not captured here. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was also absent, which means a key dimension of the school's support structure remains unclear from the public record.
Oklahoma’s state testing, the OSTP, showed that in the 2024-25 school year, proficiency rates across math, English language arts, and science followed a pattern that parents will want to examine closely. In third-grade math, just under three out of ten students scored at the proficient level or above. Fourth-grade math was similar, with slightly more than three out of ten proficient. Fifth-grade math reached four out of ten. In English language arts, the figures were lower. Third grade saw roughly two out of ten students proficient, fourth grade was the same, and fifth grade reached a little more than three out of ten. Science, tested only in fifth grade, was notably stronger, with just over half of students scoring proficient or above. When looked at together across all tested subjects and grades, Scissortail’s overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint among districts in Oklahoma County. That places it in the stronger half of the county’s elementary schools, though the broad range across the county runs from very low to much higher. Oklahoma changed the cut scores for its math and ELA assessments between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years, which means these results cannot be directly compared to any prior year’s data. A parent should treat this year’s results as a new baseline rather than a trend line.
The school operates as a standard public elementary school within the Edmond district. It is not a charter or magnet school. No data on discipline, staffing ratios, or chronic absenteeism was reported, so the day-to-day environment and student support systems are not visible through the data available here. The Edmond district itself, based on publicly reported information, has not undergone major bond initiatives, curriculum changes, or referenda in recent years that would reshape a family’s experience, though the absence of such news does not mean nothing is happening.
Housing in the area around the school reflects the broader Oklahoma County market. Home values are slightly below the state average, and rents have been rising moderately. The typical monthly mortgage payment, at prevailing interest rates, is higher than the typical rent, which gives a rough sense of the relative cost of buying versus renting in this part of the city. The national economic context shows a 30-year fixed mortgage rate and an unemployment rate that are both in typical ranges.
For a family considering Scissortail, the school offers an elementary experience within a well-known suburban district in a city that continues to invest in its core and see population growth. The academic picture is mixed, with science performance a clear strength and English language arts areas where many students are not yet reaching proficiency. The lack of data on free or reduced-price lunch, special education enrollment, and English learner numbers is a gap that a parent may want to follow up on with the school directly. So too is the absence of information on staffing and chronic absenteeism. The school’s diversity is a defining characteristic, and its location in northern Oklahoma City places it in a part of the metro area that is primarily suburban in feel, far from the more walkable downtown core. The Edmond district’s overall reputation and the school’s position above the county midpoint on proficiency offer a reasonable starting point, but the room for improvement in reading and math scores is real and warrants a closer look.
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