Mounds Es, Mounds OK - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Mounds Es

Mounds Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in the small rural community of Mounds, Oklahoma, a town that functions largely as a bedroom community for the Tulsa metro area. The school is part of the Mounds public school district, which operates two schools total. The town itself has seen population decline over recent decades and is predominantly residential, with most employed residents commuting to Sapulpa or Tulsa for work.

The student body is diverse in its racial and ethnic composition. White students make up the largest share, followed by roughly equal proportions of American Indian or Alaska Native students and students identifying as two or more races. Hispanic students also constitute a meaningful part of the enrollment. The school serves a full range of elementary and middle grades under one roof, which means students spend their entire pre-high school career in the same building.

On state assessments administered through the Oklahoma School Testing Program, the school's results are generally below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Creek County. In mathematics, the share of students scoring at the proficient level or above was modest in third grade and declined considerably in fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. By fifth grade, the proficiency rate was very low. Results for seventh and eighth grade math were suppressed in reporting, which typically happens when the number of students tested or the outcome data is too small to release publicly. In English language arts, the pattern was similar: third grade showed a modest share of students reaching proficiency, while rates were lower in fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Science results were available for fifth grade, where the proficiency rate was low, and suppressed for eighth grade. It is worth noting that Oklahoma changed its cut scores during this assessment cycle, which makes direct year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A parent considering this school may want to discuss with school leadership what academic supports are in place, especially for upper-elementary and middle school students.

Because the school only serves through eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. That data becomes available at the high school level, which students would attend elsewhere within the Mounds district.

Information about the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, special education services, and English learner status was not available in the data provided. Similarly, data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, and course access were not included. These are meaningful gaps for families trying to understand the full picture of student support and school climate, and they may want to ask the school directly about these topics.

Housing in the Mounds area is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, with home values on the rise in recent months. The town sits in Creek County, where the local economy is tied to the broader Tulsa region. With no major employers in town itself, the economic context is shaped by commuting patterns and regional job markets.

No recent parent-relevant changes in the district were identified in available sources. A family moving to Mounds would encounter a small, rural school environment where most students stay together from kindergarten through middle school, where academic performance on state tests is generally below the county median, and where the surrounding town is quiet, residential, and has seen population contraction rather than growth.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 33%

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

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 19%

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

Grade 53%

School 3% · District 3%

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 5 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 33%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 19%

▲ 1 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 611%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 9 pts below state median

Grade 710%

School 10% · District 10%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 18%

▲ 1 pts above state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 10 pts below state median

This schoolMOUNDS, 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 6Lower-income19%Higher-income29%10 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income17%Higher-income50%33 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income29%Higher-income40%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income15%Higher-income36%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income13%Higher-income8%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income5%Higher-income13%9 pp gap