The top reported proficiency rate is 36% in Science. The lowest is 14% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Glenpool Ms
Glenpool Middle School serves seventh and eighth graders in the Glenpool district, a Tulsa suburb that grew from an oil boomtown into a bedroom community during the 1970s and 1980s. The school sits in a predominantly residential suburb where most adults commute to Tulsa for work, and the housing market reflects that suburban pressure. Typical home values in the area have been rising at a pace that outpaces the national average, while 30-year mortgage rates are above their recent lows. The community has a young, family-oriented character, with a sizeable share of households containing children, and the population has grown substantially over the past two decades with tight housing supply.
The school itself is mid-sized for a two-grade middle school. Its student body is racially and ethnically diverse. White students represent the largest single group, followed by a substantial portion of students who identify as two or more races, a meaningful share of American Indian or Alaska Native students, and smaller shares of Hispanic, Asian, and Black students. The data did not report the percentage of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, nor the share of students receiving special education services or English learner support. Those are gaps a parent would want to ask the school about directly, as they shape the supports a child might find.
State testing results from the most recent school year show that proficiency rates on the Oklahoma School Testing Program are well below the midpoint among districts in Tulsa County. In seventh grade math, about one in five students scored proficient or above. In eighth grade math, that figure dropped to roughly one in twelve. English language arts results were similarly low in seventh grade, where about one in eleven students met the proficient threshold, while eighth grade ELA was modestly higher at roughly one in five. Science, tested only in eighth grade, was the strongest subject, with more than one in three students scoring proficient or above. These are the school’s current measured outcomes, and they suggest broad challenges in math and reading across both grade levels. In interpreting these figures, it is worth noting that Oklahoma changed cut scores in math and ELA between testing cycles, so the data is not directly comparable to prior years. A parent may want to ask the school how it is working to address these results and whether there are particular interventions in place.
The state data does not include information about chronic absenteeism or discipline rates. No graduation rate is reported because the school does not serve high school grades. The school’s program offerings were also not available in the data, so it is unclear what elective, enrichment, or intervention courses are available to students. A parent visiting or calling the school could learn whether there are advanced course options for students who are ready for more challenge, and what supports exist for those who are not yet meeting benchmarks.
Glenpool is a commuter town, not a college town or an employment center, so the school’s peer environment is shaped largely by families who chose the suburb for its relative affordability and proximity to Tulsa. The district’s most recent publicly reported changes were not identified in available records, so there is no information on whether the district has recently adjusted curriculum, adopted new programs, or reshaped its middle school model.
For a family considering this school, the central question is fit with a child’s academic needs. The proficiency numbers are low by county and state standards, and a parent of a student who is already on grade level would want to understand what keeps the school from accelerating that student further. A parent of a student who needs extra support would want to know what interventions exist and how the school identifies who gets them. The community itself is growing, family-oriented, and suburban, with the trade-offs that entails: a long commute to Tulsa for work and a residential street grid without a dense downtown core, but also an Annual Black Gold Days festival and a conference center as civic gathering points. The school is the kind of place where a parent will need to be actively engaged to understand what is available and what is not.
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