Sooner Es, Oklahoma City OK - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Sooner Es

Sooner Elementary School, part of the Moore Public Schools district, sits on the southeast side of Oklahoma City in Cleveland County. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, making it an elementary and middle-grade campus. Its enrollment is modest for a school in Oklahoma City, which is one of the largest U.S. cities by land area and combines a dense downtown core with sprawling residential suburbs and rural zones. The area around the school is predominantly residential and car-dependent, consistent with the city's overall development pattern.

The student body is racially diverse. White students form the largest group, followed by substantial shares of Hispanic students and students identifying as two or more races. Black and Asian students each make up a meaningful but smaller portion of the enrollment, and there is a presence of American Indian or Alaska Native students as well. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as those in special education or learning English, was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school for those figures directly.

Academically, Sooner Elementary presents a mixed picture. On the state's OSTP assessments in math, the share of students scoring proficient or above declines noticeably across grade levels. In third grade, over half of students met the bar. By fourth grade it was about half. In fifth grade the rate dropped to roughly a third, and by sixth grade it fell to under a quarter. In reading, the pattern is similarly concerning but with some suppressed results: fourth-grade performance stood at about one quarter proficient, fifth grade at about three in ten, while third- and sixth-grade results were suppressed, likely due to small group sizes, so those scores are not available for public view. Science results, tested only in fifth grade, show about one quarter of students reaching proficiency.

Despite these grade-level declines, when the school's overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades is combined into a single index, Sooner Elementary lands in the top quartile when compared with other elementary schools within the districts of Cleveland County. That comparison set covers seven districts, so the school's average performance, pulled down by the upper grades, still ranks favorably against nearby peers. A parent may want to examine how the school supports students as they move through the upper elementary grades, particularly in math and reading, where the drop-off is pronounced.

The housing market in the school's ZIP code is moderate by national standards. Home values have seen a slight increase recently, and rents have also risen modestly. The area is relatively affordable compared to many U.S. cities; mortgage payments would be somewhat lower than the national median, and rent consumes about a fifth of typical local household income. For families looking to buy or rent, this is a reasonably accessible market within the Oklahoma City metro area.

Moore Public Schools, the district governing Sooner Elementary, has made a public investment in teacher compensation, with salary schedules increasing substantially in recent years. District revenue per student has also grown, indicating a steady financial commitment to schools. These district-level developments support classroom quality and program stability, though specific program offerings at Sooner Elementary itself were not reported in the available data, so a family interested in specialized programs or enrichment should inquire directly.

Overall, Sooner Elementary serves a diverse student body in a sprawling metropolitan area with moderate housing costs. Its early-grade math results are comparatively strong, but performance in upper grades and in reading and science is lower. The school ranks well within its county context on an overall proficiency index, yet the declining trend by grade is something a prospective parent would want to understand better.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 40% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 43% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 36% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 14 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 623%

School 23% · District 37% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 30% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 34% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 39% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

This schoolMOORE, same grade

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 3Lower-income56%Higher-income83%27 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income52%Higher-income80%28 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income56%Higher-income63%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income37%Higher-income55%19 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income73%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income32%Higher-income43%11 pp gap