The top reported proficiency rate is 9% in Science. The lowest is 3% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Shidler Es
Shidler Elementary School is listed with a closed status, so the place a parent or resident would be looking at is no longer operating as a school under this name. The data reflects a school that once served grades three through five in Oklahoma City, within the Oklahoma City Public Schools district, and that had a very small share of students reaching the proficient mark on the state assessment it took part in during its final years.
For the most recent year of testing data available, the school's third and fourth graders recorded proficiency rates in math and English language arts that were very low. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above was in the low single digits for both grades, and in English language arts the numbers were similarly small. Science testing, which was available from an earlier year, showed a modestly higher but still low proficiency rate. These results are from the Oklahoma State Testing Program, and they cover the last years the school was reporting. A parent looking at these numbers would find them well below typical patterns across the state and district; that is a clear soft spot in the school's academic picture. Because the school is closed, there is no current enrollment, no demographic profile, and no information on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education services, or English learner status to fill out the student body context.
The school's location was on South Byers Avenue in Oklahoma City, in the southeastern part of the city. Oklahoma City itself is a large, sprawling city by land area, with a downtown core of government buildings and entertainment and a wide spread of lower-density residential and industrial zones beyond. The economy draws heavily on oil and gas, federal employment around Tinker Air Force Base and the FAA center, livestock markets, and health systems. Housing in the zip code tied to the school was affordable relative to the state median home value. Rents in the area were moderate compared to national figures, and the typical home value in that zip code was below both the Oklahoma and national benchmarks. That suggests the neighborhood served by the school was one of lower housing costs within a city where the overall market is already priced below national levels.
The district, Oklahoma City Public Schools, was the parent district for Shidler, but no specific district-level news about recent bond measures, budget decisions, or strategic priorities was found in the search conducted for this profile. The district has a history of operating many schools across the city, and Shidler was one among them.
For a reader trying to understand this school today, the key fact is that it is closed. The testing data that exists shows a student population that was struggling academically at very low levels of proficiency. The surrounding neighborhood is an affordable part of a large, economically diverse city with a strong federal and energy job base. There is no pathway to enroll a child here, and no current student environment to assess. The academic record stands as the historical picture of a school that served a high-need population but achieved outcomes that were far below where most families would hope to see.
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