Thirty-seven of 54 Oklahoma City Public Schools campuses improved their state report card scores, the district announced Monday, Nov. 9.

That means 69% of OKCPS schools with reportable results moved up on the newly released Oklahoma School Report Cards. Of the 17 schools whose scores declined, six dropped by less than 1 point. Four additional OKCPS sites did not have reportable data because they were new or had too few students.

Several campuses posted standout results, according to the district.

Wilson Elementary ranked first statewide among 690 schools in academic achievement and earned an overall B. Classen SAS Middle School ranked first among 350 schools in progress toward academic achievement and in the top 2% for English language proficiency, according to the district.

Southeast High School landed in the top 8% of high schools statewide, the top 2% in progress toward English language proficiency and the top 4% in graduation rates. Southeast earned an overall B with A's in graduation, English language progress and postsecondary opportunities.

Classen SAS High School at Northeast ranked in the top 4% of high schools statewide, earning a B overall and A's in English language progress, graduation and postsecondary opportunities. Hawthorne Elementary earned a B in academic growth, ranking in the top 7% statewide.

John Marshall Enterprise High School and Northwest Classen High School both earned A's in postsecondary opportunities, which measure student participation in college and career preparation.

"These results show meaningful progress in our schools, and they also make clear where we must do better," said Jason Galloway, OKCPS chief of academics, in the district's announcement. "We will build on what is working, strengthen support where students are struggling and stay focused on measurable improvement. Our responsibility is to turn these results into action that helps every student succeed."

Absenteeism still weighing on grades

Chronic absenteeism continues to pull down overall scores. The district said the issue "factors into schools' overall report card scores and letter grades" and that it is working with families to address barriers to regular attendance.

Statewide, 84.1% of students were not chronically absent during the 2025-26 school year, falling short of the state's 85% benchmark, KOSU reported. The state received a D for chronic absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% or more of the school year.

At an Oct. 28 interim study at the state Capitol, OKCPS administrators told lawmakers that absenteeism worsens starting in sixth grade and peaks at the high school level, according to Oklahoma Voice. Some Oklahoma City high schools have half their students chronically absent, administrators said.

The Oklahoma Legislature passed a law to shift chronic absenteeism from counting against a school's grade to a bonus-point category that rewards attendance improvement, according to KOSU. The state Education Department said the change did not take effect for the 2025-26 report cards because federal approval was still pending.

If approved, the change would begin with the 2026-27 school year, News9 reported.

Broader context

The results arrive weeks after the Oklahoma State Board of Education designated OKCPS and 58 other districts as "accredited with warning," KGOU reported. A new rule penalizes districts where more than half of students score "below basic" on state reading or math tests for two consecutive years.

The district said through its communications office that it understood when the rule was first approved that it would not meet the threshold in this cycle, based on the historical data used. Families can review individual school results at Oklaschools.com.