The top reported proficiency rate is 25% in Science. The lowest is 19% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Jarman Es
Jarman Elementary School, part of the Union Public Schools district, serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in a residential area of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is a traditional public school, not a charter or magnet. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse, with families from a wide range of backgrounds, reflecting the broader Tulsa community. Because Jarman is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report—that metric does not apply to its grade band.
State assessment results from the 2024-25 school year are available for Jarman, though interpreting them requires some caution. Oklahoma changed the cut scores for both math and English language arts assessments, making direct year-to-year comparisons unreliable. In math, proficiency rates for third, fourth, and fifth graders each fell in the roughly one-in-five to one-in-four range. In English language arts, the fourth- and fifth-grade results were similar, while the third-grade figure was suppressed by the state. Fifth-grade science proficiency was also in the same range. Overall, Jarman’s combined proficiency index places it below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Tulsa County. A parent may want to follow up with the school to understand how these numbers align with classroom instruction and how the cut-score change affects the picture.
Demographically, Jarman is home to a mix of students. No single group forms a majority. White students make up the largest share, followed by students who identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian, or two or more races, with smaller numbers of American Indian or Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Information on the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, students with disabilities, and English learners was not available in the data we accessed, so we cannot speak to those dimensions of the student population.
The school’s setting in Tulsa is a key part of its context. Tulsa is Oklahoma’s second-largest city and has long been a commercial and cultural hub. Historically anchored by the oil industry, its economy now includes aviation, finance, technology, and manufacturing—a shift that has shaped the area’s growth. The city has a notable concentration of Art Deco architecture, and its downtown hosts cultural institutions, while the Arkansas River and nearby lakes and reservoirs define the geography. Housing in the zip code area where Jarman sits carries a value above the state average, and rents are moderate relative to local incomes, though both have been rising in recent years. The unemployment rate nationally has been stable, and mortgage rates have eased somewhat, factors that color the broader economic environment families in the area face.
The Union Public Schools district, which includes Jarman, has been making facility investments. The district’s most recent bond campaign is funding a major renovation of its sixth- and seventh-grade centers, which will shape the middle-grade experience for Jarman students when they move up. The district has also introduced new career pathway academies—an aerospace academy, the early stages of a medical academy, and an expansion of the construction academy—though these are primarily aimed at high school students. For elementary families, the practical takeaway is that the district is investing in programming and facilities, which may feed into the school experience over time.
Jarman is a mid-sized elementary school by enrollment. Its academic attainment, based on the state tests available, is below the typical level for Tulsa County. That is a factual starting point, but it is worth weighing alongside the district’s broader trajectory and the many factors that shape early-grade outcomes. A family evaluating Jarman might want to visit, talk to teachers and current parents, and ask about how the school supports students who are behind grade level and how it challenges those who are ready for more. The combination of a diverse student body and a district investing in new pathways suggests a school embedded in a system that is trying to evolve, even if the test results at this particular grade band are not yet reflecting that at a high level.
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