The top reported proficiency rate is 19% in Science. The lowest is 9% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Mcauliffe Es
McAuliffe Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade in Broken Arrow, a large and fast-growing suburb of Tulsa. The school is part of Union Public Schools, a district that covers portions of the city and has recently focused on facility upgrades and new career academies at the secondary level; those changes do not directly affect an elementary campus but signal overall district investment. The school itself sits in a neighborhood on the south side of Broken Arrow, a community that transformed from an agricultural railroad town into a suburban city after the Broken Arrow Expressway was built in the 1960s and has continued to add population and commercial development in recent decades.
McAuliffe’s enrollment is moderate for an elementary school serving seven grade levels. The student body is highly diverse, with a majority of students identifying as Hispanic, followed by smaller shares of Black, white, multiracial, Asian, and Native American or Pacific Islander students. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, receive special education services, or are classified as English learners was not available; a parent would want to ask the school directly about these figures, as they often shape what support services a school offers.
On the most recent Oklahoma state assessments, across tested grades three through five, proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science were low. In each subject and grade, the proportion of students scoring at the proficient or advanced level was in the teens or single digits. Compared with other districts in Tulsa County, McAuliffe’s overall proficiency index placed in the bottom quarter of the county. This is a clear soft spot. A parent considering this school would want to understand what academic interventions and instructional supports are in place, and how the school works to move students toward grade-level proficiency. The district may offer additional context about curriculum and support, but the school-level picture is one of significant academic challenge.
The school’s grade band means there is no graduation rate or high school outcomes to report, and chronic absenteeism data was not provided. Those are natural gaps for an elementary campus, not indicators of any problem.
Housing in the zip code around McAuliffe is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, with home values and rents that have risen modestly over the past year. Broken Arrow as a whole offers a mix of residential subdivisions, commercial corridors, and a revitalized historic downtown known as the Rose District. The city has a strong manufacturing base, particularly in aerospace and energy, and a growing retail and healthcare sector. Public transit is limited to a single weekday bus route into Tulsa, so most families rely on cars for getting around.
For a parent weighing this school, the central takeaway is a diverse, mid-sized elementary building within a district that is investing in its older schools but where current academic results are well below county averages. The district’s strategic priorities for high school pathways and facility renovations do not speak directly to what a child at McAuliffe will experience in the early grades. A family would benefit from visiting the school, talking to teachers and the principal about how they address literacy and math gaps, and asking about the specific programs and interventions available in the building.
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