The top reported proficiency rate is 10% in English language arts. The lowest is 5% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Eugene Field Es
Eugene Field Elementary School is a PK through 05 school in the Tulsa Public Schools district, located in the south-central part of the city near the Arkansas River. The school serves a student body that is diverse across several racial and ethnic categories. No single group forms a majority; the composition includes a large share of students who identify as Black, a sizable share who identify with two or more races, and smaller shares who identify as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic, White, and American Indian or Alaska Native. The school operates as a traditional public school, not a charter or magnet. Data on how many students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch was not available, nor were counts of students with individualized education programs or English learner status.
On the Oklahoma School Testing Program assessments for the most recent school year, student proficiency rates in reading, math, and science were low across the tested grades. In third-grade reading, about one in seven students scored proficient or above. In fourth- and fifth-grade reading, the share was smaller. In math, the proficiency rate for fourth-graders was in the single digits, and for fifth-graders it was similarly in the single digits. Science results for fifth-graders were in line with those lower reading and math figures. The Oklahoma State Board of Education has classified the district’s accreditation as “accredited with deficiencies” due to low academic performance scores, as reported publicly. Eugene Field’s overall proficiency index, which averages performance across all tested subjects and grades, placed it in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Tulsa County. A parent looking into the school will want to understand what academic support and intervention programs are in place for students performing below grade level.
The school itself serves a neighborhood in a large, economically and culturally diverse city. Tulsa is the second-largest city in Oklahoma and a regional hub for finance, aviation, telecommunications, and technology. The city has a well-known concentration of Art Deco architecture, especially downtown, and is situated on the Arkansas River. Its population has grown steadily. The housing market in the ZIP code around the school shows home values and rents that are lower than the state average, and well below the national average, which can make the area more accessible from a cost perspective. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate was in the mid-six percent range, and the national unemployment rate was in the low four percent range, both as of mid-2026.
Within Tulsa Public Schools, families should be aware of several publicly reported developments. Voters approved a substantial bond package in early 2024 to fund facility improvements, safety upgrades, technology, transportation, and instructional materials across all school sites. The school board also voted to close two elementary schools at the end of the 2023-24 year, responding to a district-wide enrollment decline. The district has been working to right-size its footprint, and future changes are possible. These are elements a family may want to track when considering a long-term placement at any TPS school, including Eugene Field.
The school does not serve grades beyond fifth, so there is no graduation rate to report. Course access data and staffing ratios were not available in the provided data, so a fuller picture of program breadth and class sizes is not possible from this source. A family weighing this school would benefit from visiting, speaking with the principal about academic interventions and supports, and asking how the school is responding to the district’s accreditation status.
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