The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in Science. The lowest is 28% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Mannford Upper Es
Mannford Upper Elementary serves only fourth and fifth graders, a narrow two-year span that makes it a transitional building between the district’s early childhood and elementary schools and its middle school. With an enrollment that is small for a public school, it is a contained, grade-specific environment where students spend just two years before moving on.
The student body is predominantly white, with a noticeable share of students who identify as two or more races and a smaller presence of American Indian or Alaska Native students. The school sits in Mannford, a small residential town on Keystone Lake about a half-hour west of Tulsa. Mannford was relocated and comprehensively planned in the early 1960s when the reservoir was built, and it functions largely as a bedroom community for the Tulsa metro area. The school system is the town’s largest employer, and the town itself has seen steady population growth in recent decades. Housing values in the area are near the statewide median, and the typical home is well below the national median, which may be relevant for families weighing the cost of living against school options.
State testing results for the 2024-25 school year are available for fourth and fifth graders, though the data comes with a caution: Oklahoma changed its cut scores for math and English language arts that year, so comparisons to prior years are not reliable. In fourth-grade math, roughly half of students scored at the proficient level or above. In fourth-grade English language arts, the share was lower, with about one in five students reaching proficiency. Fifth-grade English language arts results were stronger, with roughly one in three students scoring proficient or above. Fifth-grade science results were the strongest of the available subjects, with more than half of students scoring proficient or above. Fifth-grade math results were suppressed in the data, so no figure is available for that grade and subject. When compared to other districts in Creek County, Mannford Upper Elementary’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile, meaning its combined performance is among the higher end of the county.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Data on free or reduced-price meal eligibility, special education identification, and English learner status were not available, so a parent would need to ask the school directly about the share of students receiving support services. Chronic absenteeism data was also not reported.
Mannford Upper Elementary is a conventional public school, not a charter or magnet. It sits within the Mannford district, which covers the town and its surrounding residential areas. The district’s five schools are part of the planned town center, and the upper elementary building itself is located on Green Valley Road. No recent district-level changes or strategic initiatives were found in publicly available sources, so the district appears to have been operating without major disruption or announced reform.
For a family considering this school, the picture is one of a small, contained upper elementary program in a growing lake-town that serves as a bedroom community for Tulsa. Academic performance is mixed: science stands out as a relative strength, while English language arts in fourth grade is an area where a parent may want to look into this further with the school. The school’s county-level comparison suggests it performs above many of its neighbors, but the absolute proficiency rates in reading are modest. The town’s growth and planned commercial development may signal increasing resources and community investment over time.
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