The top reported proficiency rate is 30% in Science. The lowest is 17% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Rosa Parks Es
Rosa Parks ES serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade as part of Union Public Schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school is situated in the eastern portion of the city, within a community that has seen steady population growth and an economy that has broadened beyond its historical oil base into sectors like finance, aviation, and technology. Tulsa itself is a sizable urban center with a downtown that concentrates cultural institutions and civic life, and its metropolitan area has continued to expand.
The student body is diverse, with a substantial share of students identifying as Hispanic, followed by Black, White, Asian, and smaller shares of students who are American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or of two or more races. The school serves a large elementary enrollment for its grade band.
State assessment results from the 2024-25 school year show that proficiency rates in math and English language arts were soft across grades three through five. In math, the share of students scoring at the proficient level or above was modest in third grade and lower in both fourth and fifth grades. In English language arts, the pattern was similar, with the highest proficiency share occurring in fifth grade and noticeably lower shares in third and fourth grades. In science, which is tested only in fifth grade, the proficiency share was higher than in math or English language arts in that grade but still showed that a majority of students scored below the proficient threshold. Taken together, the school’s overall proficiency index placed it below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Tulsa County.
The school does not have a graduation rate to report because it serves only elementary grades, and no chronic absenteeism data was available in the provided information. Parents may want to ask the school directly about attendance and behavior patterns.
Information about programs, staffing, discipline, and course access was not included in the data. There are no details about after-school offerings, gifted education, or special education services. A parent interested in those areas should contact the school or the district for specifics.
Housing and rental costs in the zip code that serves this school area are moderate relative to national benchmarks, with home values and rents showing modest year-over-year increases. The school is not a charter or magnet school, according to the available data. The district, Union Public Schools, is in the middle of a bond-funded transformation of its sixth and seventh grade centers, representing a substantial facility investment in the middle grades. The district has also introduced new career pathway academies in aerospace, medicine, and construction, though these are designed for older students above the elementary level and may not directly affect a current Rosa Parks family until later years.
For a family considering this school, the academic picture is straightforward. The proficiency results on state assessments are lower than the county midpoint, and the school does not report test results that show a strong upward trend. A parent who places a high priority on above-average test scores in the early grades would want to look into this further with the school to understand the instructional strategies and any support programs in place. The school’s size and location within a larger, well-established district with recent investments in facilities and career pathways offer some context, but the direct evidence for academic performance at this particular elementary school is limited to the single year of state testing data provided, which shows clear soft spots in both math and reading.
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