The top reported proficiency rate is 53% in Science. The lowest is 23% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Cleveland Es
Cleveland Elementary School is an elementary school in the Oklahoma City Public Schools district, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. Located on Northwest 23rd Street in Oklahoma City, it occupies a central urban corridor of the sprawling state capital. The school is not a charter and no magnet or Title I status is reported in the available data.
On the 2024-25 Oklahoma State Testing Program assessments, the share of students scoring at the proficient level was modest in both math and English language arts across the third and fourth grades. In math, roughly a quarter of test-takers met the proficiency threshold in each grade. In English language arts, about three in ten third graders and one in four fourth graders were proficient. Because the state revised its proficiency cut scores for the 2024-25 school year, these results cannot be directly compared to prior years to measure improvement. When combined across all tested grades and subjects, the school’s overall proficiency placed it above the midpoint among districts in Oklahoma County, meaning that among the county’s school systems, this school’s performance ranked in the upper half. Science testing data is available only from 2018-19, when the school enrolled fifth graders; that year a majority of tested fifth graders met the proficiency standard. Cleveland now ends at fourth grade, so science results are no longer collected here.
The school serves a diverse student body. The largest student groups are Hispanic and white, with smaller shares of students identifying as two or more races, Black, Asian, and American Indian. No data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, receive special education services, or are English learners is available in this dataset. A parent or caregiver who wants to understand the level of economic or learning support at the school would need to ask the school directly.
The surrounding housing market in the school’s zip code has seen home values decline over the past year, while rents have risen. Mortgage rates nationally have been elevated, and the national unemployment rate remains low. Oklahoma City itself is a large, geographically dispersed city whose economy depends on energy, aviation, federal employment, and livestock markets. The city has invested heavily in downtown redevelopment through a series of voter-approved sales tax initiatives, though most residential areas remain car-dependent. Cleveland Elementary sits within this broad urban landscape, not in a dense walkable neighborhood but on a major arterial street.
Several types of information that can help families assess a school are missing from this profile. There are no data on chronic absenteeism, staff-to-student ratios, discipline incidents, or access to specialized programs like gifted education or music. The district has no publicized bond or referendum information in the available materials. These gaps mean that a family considering Cleveland Elementary would need to seek additional details from the school or district office.
Cleveland Elementary offers a pre-K through fourth grade program within a large urban district. Its test results place it in the middle to upper range of county district performance, though the proportion of students reaching proficiency is modest. It serves a racially and ethnically mixed student body in a central Oklahoma City neighborhood where housing affordability is mixed. For families who want a neighborhood elementary school with early childhood options and who are comfortable following up with the school for details on support services, this is a school worth investigating in person.
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