Original Research by School Decision on Union Hs
Union High School is a large high school serving grades ten through twelve in Tulsa, part of Union Public Schools. The school sits within a district that has recently made significant facility investments and developed new career pathway programs. Union High’s enrollment is big for a three-grade high school, and the student body is notably diverse. Hispanic students make up the largest share of the student population, followed by White, Black, Asian, students who identify with two or more races, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. The school does not publish data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, nor on students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent would need to contact the school directly for information about those support populations.
Tulsa, the second-largest city in Oklahoma, is a commercial and cultural center whose economy has broadened beyond its historical oil base into finance, aviation, telecommunications, and technology. The city has Art Deco architecture downtown, a series of man-made lakes and reservoirs, and a location on the Arkansas River. Housing values in the area around the school are roughly consistent with typical metropolitan Oklahoma levels, and rents as well as home prices have both increased modestly in recent years. The city has experienced steady growth, and its economy continues to diversify.
The Union district is in the middle of a bond-funded transformation of its sixth and seventh grade centers — a major facility upgrade. At the same time, the district has launched new career pathway academies: an aerospace academy, the beginnings of a medical academy, and an expansion of its construction academy. These programs are described as giving students additional options for college and career readiness. While the district brief notes these as ongoing developments, no specific program listings for Union High School itself appear in the available data.
What is most notable about the profile of Union High is what is not present. State testing results are not available in the data, and no graduation rate is reported. For a school that serves only the upper high school grades, a graduation rate is typically expected, but it is missing here. Similarly, information on chronic absenteeism, course access, staffing ratios, and discipline is absent. Parents looking for academic performance measures or student outcome data will find a gap that cannot be filled from this information. The school’s neighbor comparison — placed relative to districts in Tulsa County — shows that the key metrics (proficiency, graduation rate, chronic absenteeism) were all flagged as not applicable because the values are missing, not because the school is exempt from these measures. Because the data does not explain why these numbers are absent, a family considering Union High should ask the school directly for its most recent state assessment results and graduation figures.
Without academic performance data, the narrative around Union High rests on its size, its diverse student composition, the district’s ongoing facility and program investments, and the broader context of Tulsa’s economy and housing market. The school sits within a district that is actively building out career-focused academies, which may appeal to families interested in applied learning pathways. The missing test scores and graduation rate, however, mean a parent cannot gauge academic proficiency or completion rates from this account alone. Inquiries to the school would be the natural next step.
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