The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in Math. The lowest is 33% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Cedar Ridge Es
Cedar Ridge Elementary sits in the Union Public Schools district, a large suburban system in Tulsa. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, and its enrollment is a mix that is majority white, with substantial shares of students who are Hispanic, Black, Asian, or identify as two or more races; a smaller share of students are American Indian. Free and reduced-price lunch data was not available, so it is not possible to say from the record what share of families qualify for income-based meal support, and a parent may want to ask the school directly about its economic diversity.
The neighborhood around the school is located in a part of Tulsa that has seen steady growth. Tulsa itself is Oklahoma’s second-largest city, with an economy that has broadened beyond its historic oil base into aviation, finance, telecommunications, and technology. The housing market in the school’s zip code reflects a mid-range cost environment: home values run above the state average, while rents are more moderate relative to incomes. This is not a high-cost area by national standards, but it is not the cheapest part of the region either. A family moving here should expect a standard suburban setting with access to the city’s cultural and job centers via the interstate network.
Union Public Schools has been making facility and program investments that directly affect Cedar Ridge. The district is in the middle of a major renovation of its sixth- and seventh-grade centers, funded by a recent bond campaign. That means the middle schools Cedar Ridge feeds into will be newer and better equipped in the near future. At the high school level, Union has launched new career pathway academies: an aerospace academy, a medical academy in its early stages, and an expanded construction academy. These offerings are a clear strength for a family whose child might want a career-oriented track alongside college prep. The district is thinking about readiness beyond just the traditional academic path.
On state testing, the picture is mixed and worth a close look. The Oklahoma School Testing Program results for the most recent year show that reading proficiency varies by grade. Third graders met the proficiency benchmark at a modest rate, and fifth graders were roughly in the same territory. Fourth-grade reading results were suppressed and not reported, so no read is possible there. In math, the school saw a notably stronger outcome at fourth grade, where a clear majority of students scored proficient or above. Third- and fifth-grade math proficiency was lower, though still above the level that would cause concern. Fifth-grade science proficiency was in the same middle range. When measured as an overall index across tested subjects and grades, the school’s performance lands in the top quarter among all districts in Tulsa County. That is a real strength relative to the local field.
What is missing from the record: there is no chronic absenteeism data, no discipline data, no data on students with disabilities or English learners, and no staffing information. These are all reasonable questions for a parent to raise with the school office. The absence of these records does not mean problems exist; it simply means the public data does not cover them for this campus.
For a family, Cedar Ridge looks like a solid suburban elementary that sits inside a district investing hard in its facilities and career offerings. The reading scores are an area a parent would want to understand better, especially by talking to the school about how it supports literacy in the early grades. The math performance at fourth grade is a bright spot. The peer environment is diverse in terms of race and ethnicity, which many families value. This is not a school that stands out for elite test scores, but it performs well against its county neighbors and sits within a district that is clearly moving forward on programming and buildings.
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