Townsend Es, Del City OK - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Townsend Es

Townsend Elementary is a public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Del City, Oklahoma, as part of the Midwest City-Del City district. Del City was founded as a post-World War II bedroom community and retains a largely residential feel, with a mix of owner-occupied homes and commercial corridors oriented around Interstate 40 and Interstate 35. The community sits adjacent to Tinker Air Force Base, the dominant regional employer, and has a modest recent population decline. The city offers a suburban, auto-oriented environment, and the school sits within this context.

The student body draws from the surrounding Del City neighborhoods and is diverse. The racial and ethnic composition includes a substantial share of Black students, roughly a quarter Hispanic students, and a similar proportion of White students, with the remainder representing multiracial, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Asian backgrounds. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch was not available, nor were counts of students receiving special education services or English learner support, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the level of economic and academic support resources in place.

State testing results from the 2024-2025 school year show that the proficiency rates across grades three, four, and five in math and English language arts are well below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Oklahoma County. In math, the share of students scoring at the proficient level or above was low in every tested grade, and in English language arts, the pattern was similar, with only a very small fraction of fourth graders meeting that bar. Fifth grade science results followed the same trend. These figures place the school in the bottom quarter among its county peers on an overall proficiency index. The state adjusted the cut scores for its math and English language arts assessments that year, which makes year-over-year trend comparisons unreliable, but the current one-year snapshot is clear.

Because Townsend serves only elementary grades, there is no high school graduation rate to report. Data on chronic absenteeism was also not available, so it is not possible to assess attendance patterns from the information at hand.

Housing in the Del City zip code is more affordable than the state average. Home values are modest and have seen only a slight increase over the past year, while rents have edged down slightly. For a family considering the area, the real estate market offers a relatively low-cost entry point compared with much of Oklahoma County.

The school is a neighborhood elementary within a mid-sized suburban district. No recent bond elections, curriculum changes, or other district-level developments were identified in publicly available materials. A parent evaluating this school for their child will want to look into classroom instruction, intervention supports, and the school's own improvement efforts, given the very low state assessment results. The school serves a diverse community in an accessible, affordable part of the Oklahoma City metro area, and a direct conversation with the principal or a visit would be the next step to understand how the school addresses academic achievement day to day.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 37%

School 7% · District 20% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 46%

School 6% · District 18% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 11% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 37%

School 7% · District 18% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 43%

School 3% · District 14% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 15% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 17% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income19%Higher-income36%17 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income25%Higher-income55%29 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income14%Higher-income36%23 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income19%Higher-income27%8 pp gap