Patrick Henry Es, Tulsa OK - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Patrick Henry Es

Patrick Henry Elementary is a public school in the Tulsa Public Schools district, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It sits on the east side of Tulsa, a city that has shifted from its historic identity as the “Oil Capital of the World” toward a more diversified economy built around finance, aviation, technology, and manufacturing. The school draws from a neighborhood where home values run above the state median and rents are moderate relative to local incomes.

The student body is diverse and relatively large for an elementary. White students make up the largest share, followed by students who identify as two or more races, Black students, Hispanic students, American Indian or Alaska Native students, and Asian students. A small number of Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students are also enrolled. The school does not report the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, nor does it report the number of students receiving special education services or English learner supports, so families cannot evaluate the school’s socioeconomic or special-population profile from this data set. That is a significant gap for anyone trying to understand the full context of student need.

On state assessments, Patrick Henry’s results fall well below the midpoint when compared with other school districts in Tulsa County. Proficiency rates in mathematics hover around a modest share of students meeting the bar in third and fourth grade, then drop sharply in fifth grade. English language arts results are similar: roughly a sixth to a fifth of students reach proficiency across the tested grades. In fifth-grade science, about one in ten students scored proficient or above. These are low attainment levels by any measure, and the pattern is consistent across subjects and grades. The state changed its cut scores for math and English language arts in this testing cycle, so direct comparisons with prior years are not possible, but the current picture is clear.

The district that operates Patrick Henry has been under public scrutiny. In 2023, the Oklahoma State Board of Education downgraded Tulsa Public Schools’ accreditation status, citing low academic performance and concerns about library policies. The district remains operational with that label. In 2024, voters approved a major bond package for facility upgrades, safety, technology, and transportation, funded without raising property tax millage rates. At the same time, the district closed two elementary schools in response to declining enrollment, part of an ongoing “right-sizing” effort that may affect attendance boundaries in the future. Families should expect that the district’s strategic challenges could have downstream effects on programming, class sizes, or school assignments.

The school’s zip code area has seen housing values rise faster than the national average over the past year, and the typical mortgage payment is estimated to be less than the average rent, suggesting that owning may be more economical than renting in this pocket of Tulsa. The area is served by the city’s network of interstates and toll roads, and downtown’s cultural institutions, including the Gilcrease Museum and the Woody Guthrie Center, are a short drive away.

Several important dimensions of school quality are missing from the available data. There is no information on chronic absenteeism, disciplinary incidents, staff qualifications, class sizes, or course access. Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report. A parent considering Patrick Henry would want to speak directly with the school about these topics, as well as about the specific supports available for students who are not yet meeting state benchmarks. The test results indicate that the school faces substantial academic challenges, and the district’s recent accreditation status adds another layer of complexity for families weighing their options.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 16% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 16% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 55%

School 5% · District 12% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 317%

School 17% · District 15% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 417%

School 17% · District 12% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 15% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Science

Grade 511%

School 11% · District 13% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

This schoolTULSA, 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 3Lower-income30%Higher-income67%37 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income42%Higher-income64%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income23%Higher-income59%36 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income13%Higher-income65%52 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income16%Higher-income21%5 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income9%Higher-income24%15 pp gap