Chronic absenteeism in Oklahoma public schools

Mclain HS for Science and Tech in Tulsa had the highest chronic absenteeism of any Oklahoma school with 50 or more students in 2022-23: 99.6% of its students missed 10% or more of their school days. The average Oklahoma school reported 20.2%, against 26.5% for U.S. schools; 61 of the 100 schools listed were at 50% or more.

Chronically absent students, highest Oklahoma schools, 2022-23Mclain HS for Science and Tech 99.6%; Traice 95.5%; Monroe Demonstration Middle School 93.5%; Central Middle School 92.2%; Daniel Webster High School 90.4%; Daniel Webster Middle School 88.6%; eSCHOOL VIRTUAL CHARTER Middle School 86.5%; Oaks-Mission High School 84.0%; Central High School 82.1%; Memorial Middle School 80.4%; Oklahoma 20.2%.0255075100Mclain HS for Science and Tech99.6%Traice95.5%Monroe Demonstration Middle School93.5%Central Middle School92.2%Daniel Webster High School90.4%Daniel Webster Middle School88.6%eSCHOOL VIRTUAL CHARTER Middle School86.5%Oaks-Mission High School84.0%Central High School82.1%Memorial Middle School80.4%Oklahoma 20.2%
Chronically absent students, highest Oklahoma schools, 2022-23Mclain HS for Science and Tech 99.6%; Traice 95.5%; Monroe Demonstration Middle School 93.5%; Central Middle School 92.2%; Daniel Webster High School 90.4%; Daniel Webster Middle School 88.6%; eSCHOOL VIRTUAL CHARTER Middle School 86.5%; Oaks-Mission High School 84.0%; Central High School 82.1%; Memorial Middle School 80.4%; Oklahoma 20.2%.0255075100Mclain HS for Science and Tech99.6%Traice95.5%Monroe Demonstration Middle School93.5%Central Middle School92.2%Daniel Webster High School90.4%Daniel Webster Middle School88.6%eSCHOOL VIRTUAL CHARTER Middle Scho…86.5%Oaks-Mission High School84.0%Central High School82.1%Memorial Middle School80.4%Oklahoma 20.2%
Chronically absent students, highest Oklahoma schools, 2022-23Mclain HS for Science and Tech 99.6%; Traice 95.5%; Monroe Demonstration Middle School 93.5%; Central Middle School 92.2%; Daniel Webster High School 90.4%; Daniel Webster Middle School 88.6%; eSCHOOL VIRTUAL CHARTER Middle School 86.5%; Oaks-Mission High School 84.0%; Central High School 82.1%; Memorial Middle School 80.4%; Oklahoma 20.2%.050100Mclain HS for Science and Tech99.6%Traice95.5%Monroe Demonstration Middle School93.5%Central Middle School92.2%Daniel Webster High School90.4%Daniel Webster Middle School88.6%eSCHOOL VIRTUAL CHARTER Middle School86.5%Oaks-Mission High School84.0%Central High School82.1%Memorial Middle School80.4%Oklahoma 20.2%
Chronically absent students, highest Oklahoma schools, 2022-23Mclain HS for Science and Tech 99.6%; Traice 95.5%; Monroe Demonstration Middle School 93.5%; Central Middle School 92.2%; Daniel Webster High School 90.4%; Daniel Webster Middle School 88.6%; eSCHOOL VIRTUAL CHARTER Middle School 86.5%; Oaks-Mission High School 84.0%; Central High School 82.1%; Memorial Middle School 80.4%; Oklahoma 20.2%.050100Mclain HS for Science and Tech99.6%Traice95.5%Monroe Demonstration Middle School93.5%Central Middle School92.2%Daniel Webster High School90.4%Daniel Webster Middle School88.6%eSCHOOL VIRTUAL CHARTER Middle School86.5%Oaks-Mission High School84.0%Central High School82.1%Memorial Middle School80.4%Oklahoma 20.2%

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 100 highest rates

SchoolCityStudents 2024‑25Chronically absent 2022‑23
Mclain HS for Science and TechTulsa73199.6%
TraiceTulsa84595.5%
Monroe Demonstration Middle SchoolTulsa65793.5%
Central Middle SchoolTulsa29692.2%
Daniel Webster High SchoolTulsa37690.4%
Daniel Webster Middle SchoolTulsa35088.6%
eSCHOOL VIRTUAL CHARTER Middle SchoolGuthrie19286.5%
Oaks-Mission High SchoolOaks7484.0%
Central High SchoolTulsa43082.1%
Memorial Middle SchoolTulsa57280.4%
Nathan Hale Middle SchoolTulsa78279.9%
East Central High SchoolTulsa1,16078.9%
Clinton West Elementary SchoolTUlsa35377.7%
Douglass High SchoolOklahoma City77377.2%
U. S. Grant High SchoolOklahoma City1,68076.8%
The other 85 on the list
SchoolCityStudents 2024‑25Chronically absent 2022‑23
John Marshall High SchoolOklahoma City80276.2%
Tulsa Met High SchoolTulsa10574.7%
Star Spencer High SchoolSpencer42574.1%
East Central Middle SchoolTulsa84373.0%
Capitol Hill High SchoolOklahoma City1,49472.9%
John Hope Franklin Elementary SchoolTulsa36770.7%
Memorial High SchoolTulsa1,00570.4%
Cave Springs High SchoolBunch11169.6%
eSCHOOL VIRTUAL CHARTER Elementary SchoolGuthrie23768.5%
Burroughs Elementary SchoolTulsa30267.5%
Northwest Classen High SchoolOklahoma City1,91465.8%
Mcclure Elementary SchoolTulsa38364.9%
eSCHOOL VIRTUAL CHARTER High SchoolGuthrie31262.9%
Marshall Elementary SchoolTulsa25262.4%
Webster Middle SchoolOklahoma City67661.4%
Tulsa Schl Arts Sciences High SchoolTulsa29460.6%
Western Heights High SchoolOklahoma City77160.5%
Unity Learning AcademyTulsa27760.2%
Hawthorne Elementary SchoolTulsa35759.9%
Belfonte Bell Es (Adair Cnty)Stilwell5759.7%
Moon Middle SchoolOklahoma City58858.9%
John Marshall Middle SchoolOklahoma City69858.1%
6th and 7th Grade AcademyMuskogee55158.1%
Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts AcadTulsa31457.9%
Wheeler Middle SchoolOklahoma City51057.4%
Putnam City West High SchoolOklahoma City2,03256.8%
Kerr Elementary SchoolTulsa34956.7%
Del City Middle SchoolDel City87656.4%
Key Elementary SchoolTulsa30956.1%
Bodine Elementary SchoolOklahoma City50954.2%
Whitman Elementary SchoolTulsa25953.7%
Robertson Elementary SchoolTulsa22853.7%
Marble City Public SchoolMarble City8053.5%
Thelma R. Parks Elementary SchoolOklahoma City49853.4%
Crooked Oak High SchoolOklahoma City38352.8%
Spencer Elementary SchoolSpencer38352.7%
Greenwood Leadership AcademyTulsa24152.6%
Mary Golda Ross Middle SchoolOklahoma City66252.3%
Wewoka High SchoolWewoka16652.2%
Midwest City Middle SchoolMidwest City94051.9%
Midwest City High SchoolMidwest City1,29351.8%
Western Heights Middle SchoolOklahoma City37051.6%
Cooper Middle SchoolOklahoma City50151.4%
Putnam City High SchoolOklahoma City1,99551.1%
Rogers Middle SchoolOklahoma City51851.1%
Greenvale Elementary SchoolOklahoma City19150.4%
KIPP Tulsa University PrepTulsa24949.8%
Country Estates Elementary SchoolOklahoma City33249.6%
Anderson Elementary SchoolTulsa34649.3%
Ardmore Middle SchoolArdmore31249.2%
Will Rogers College High SchoolTulsa99249.0%
8th and 9th Grade AcademyMuskogee59548.8%
Mayfield Middle SchoolOklahoma City83848.7%
Capitol Hill Middle SchoolOklahoma City65148.6%
Bridgestone Elementary SchoolOklahoma City40747.7%
Roosevelt Middle SchoolOklahoma City85847.6%
Skelly Elementary SchoolTulsa77547.5%
Putnam City North High SchoolOklahoma City1,56747.0%
Dolores Huerta Elementary SchoolTulsa32446.7%
Kennedy Elementary SchoolNorman47846.6%
Del City High SchoolDel City1,18046.5%
James L. Capps Middle SchoolWarr Acres93846.3%
Eugene Field Elementary SchoolTulsa36646.1%
Choctaw High SchoolChoctaw1,86745.6%
Macarthur Elementary SchoolTulsa40445.3%
Bell Elementary SchoolTulsa33245.2%
Union High SchoolTulsa3,56944.9%
Tulakes Elementary SchoolOklahoma City52044.9%
Chickasha Middle SchoolChickasha28844.6%
Jefferson Middle SchoolOklahoma City83444.5%
Salk Elementary SchoolTulsa46544.3%
Taft Middle SchoolOklahoma City1,09643.7%
Celia Clinton Elementary SchoolTulsa51843.6%
Hefner Middle SchoolOklahoma City86942.8%
Council Grove Elementary SchoolOklahoma City41342.6%
Shawnee Middle SchoolShawnee69342.5%
Thomas Edison Preparatory High SchoolTulsa1,08342.3%
Miami Junior High SchoolMiami39642.2%
Willow Brook Elementary SchoolOklahoma City38442.2%
Comanche AcademyLawton9542.2%
Sequoyah Elementary SchoolTulsa39242.1%
Homer Long Elementary SchoolGuymon21142.0%
M.L. King Jr. Elementary SchoolOklahoma City47641.8%
Muskogee High SchoolMuskogee1,04541.4%
Sapulpa Junior High SchoolSapulpa60341.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts 2022-23: students absent 10% or more of school days over enrollment. Enrollment from NCES CCD 2024-25.

How many Oklahoma schools report a rate

1,671 of 1,699 Oklahoma schools with 50 or more students report a rate (98%) in the 2022-23 file. The state average on the national state ranking rests on these reporting schools.

More lists for Oklahoma

  1. 01Chronic absenteeism by state

    The national ranking

  2. 02Public schools in Oklahoma

    The state hub: schools, students, districts

  3. 03Every school district

    Directory, 2024-25

  4. 04Largest schools

    By 2024-25 enrollment

  5. 05Fewest students per teacher

    Schools, 2024-25

  6. 06Highest-spending districts

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

Sources

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts Chronic absenteeism by school · 2022-23