The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in Math. The lowest is 28% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Sperry Es
Sperry Elementary School serves children from prekindergarten through fifth grade on a shared campus with the district's middle and high schools on the western edge of town. The school is the sole elementary in the Sperry Public Schools district and draws its enrollment from the town itself and the surrounding rural-fringe area of northern Tulsa County.
The student body is diverse in its racial and ethnic composition. White students make up the largest share, followed by a substantial number of students who identify as two or more races and a notable American Indian or Alaska Native population. Hispanic and Asian students are also present, while Black students and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students each make up a very small portion of the enrollment. Information on how many students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are classified as English learners was not available in the data. A parent or guardian with questions about support for particular student populations would need to ask the school directly.
On the Oklahoma School Testing Program, the state's annual assessments, the school's results in the most recent year show a mixed picture. In mathematics, just under half of tested third graders scored at the proficient or advanced level, and a similar share of fourth graders did the same. Fifth-grade math results were not reported. In English language arts, the share of students reaching proficiency was low among fifth graders. Third and fourth grade ELA results were not reported. In science, just over a quarter of fifth graders scored proficient or above. When compared to other elementary schools across districts in Tulsa County, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, meaning its combined performance across tested subjects and grades compares favorably with many peers in the county.
The academic program runs from prekindergarten through fifth grade, so there are no advanced placement or career pathway offerings to evaluate at this level. No information was available on course access, staffing ratios, or discipline rates. A parent may want to ask the school or district for details on class sizes, teacher experience, and what enrichment or intervention programs are available.
Sperry sits roughly a brief drive north of downtown Tulsa and functions largely as a bedroom community. The great majority of employed residents commute to Tulsa or nearby towns such as Skiatook and Owasso for work. Local employment comes primarily from the school district itself, retail services, and some light manufacturing. The town's population has seen fluctuations over the decades but appears to have been relatively flat to slightly declining in recent years.
Housing values in the area are modest compared to national figures, and the homeownership rate is high. The school campus is set apart from the small downtown core, which centers around a water tower and town hall. An extensive rails-to-trails path, the Osage Prairie Trail, runs through the area and connects Sperry to Tulsa and Skiatook, providing a notable recreational amenity. The district recently pursued a bond for facility and technology improvements, which is the typical mechanism for capital investment in Oklahoma schools.
For a family, this is a small-town elementary with a solid proficiency ranking among county schools, serving a racially diverse student body in a community where most working adults commute to the Tulsa area. Housing is relatively affordable for the region, and the school is the neighborhood elementary for the entire town. A parent considering this school would want to fill in the gaps in publicly reported data around student poverty, special education, and English learner supports, and ask about class sizes and enrichment offerings, but the academic picture that is available shows a school performing above the midpoint of its county peers.
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