The top reported proficiency rate is 64% in Science. The lowest is 46% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Verdigris Upper Es
Verdigris Upper Elementary School serves fourth through sixth grade in the Verdigris district, a public school system northeast of Tulsa. The school is located on a highway outside the small city of Claremore, an area with a rural feel that has seen suburban-style growth as families move outward from the Tulsa metro. District enrollment has grown in recent years, a publicly reported trend, and the upper elementary building is one piece of that expansion. For a family considering the area, the housing market is priced notably above the Oklahoma state average, though still below the national median, and rents run a little ahead of the national typical mortgage; it is not a low-cost place by local standards, but it is not the most expensive tier of the region either.
The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial proportion of students who identify as two or more races and a meaningful share of American Indian or Alaska Native students. Hispanic and Asian students make up smaller groups. The school is not a charter and does not carry magnet status. Free- and reduced-price lunch data was not reported, so family income levels are not available from the standard source. Special education and English learner counts were also not reported, which means those supports are not assessable here.
The core academic picture comes from Oklahoma's state assessments, though the data has important gaps. In mathematics, results declined across the grade span. The fourth-grade cohort showed a proficiency rate that set the highest mark in the building, while fifth grade was lower, and sixth grade came in notably lower still. In English language arts, the fourth- and fifth-grade proficiency rates were suppressed from public reporting, a state practice that typically applies when the number of students in a subgroup is too small to release reliably. Sixth-grade ELA was reported and fell in a moderate range. Science, tested only in fifth grade, produced a stronger outcome, with a proficiency rate well above the math and ELA results that are visible. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index placed it in the top quartile among districts in Rogers County. That comparison is worth noting: while the school's own grade-to-grade trends show a falloff, especially in math, it sits in strong company relative to its county peers.
No graduation rate applies to this school because it ends at sixth grade. Chronic absenteeism data was not reported. Discipline data and course access information were also absent from the record, so a parent looking for details on student behavior or enrichment opportunities would need to ask the school directly. The district brief turned up no recent major changes announced, so the programming and staffing picture appears stable in the near term.
For a family evaluating this school, the positives are a district that is growing, housing that suggests a reasonably resourced community, and overall academic performance that compares well within the county. The concern is the visible downward slope in math proficiency between fourth and sixth grade, which may reflect a curriculum transition, a cohort effect, or something else a parent would want to explore. Without special education and English learner data, the level of targeted support is also unclear. The school fits a family looking for a mid-sized upper elementary in an expanding exurban area with above-average test standing among nearby districts, provided they are comfortable following up on the missing pieces.
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