State Releases 2026 School Report Cards
Oklahoma's 2026 Public School Report Cards show 64% of schools earned A's, B's, or C's while the four-year graduation rate dropped.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Secondary Education
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The Oklahoma State Department of Education released its 2026 Public School Report Cards, grading 1,750 public schools. The four-year graduation rate fell from 82.2% for the class of 2024 to 77.6% for the class of 2025.
Why it matters
The report cards give parents and communities a letter-grade view of school performance across the state. The graduation rate decline was largely tied to a federal requirement to exclude Core Curriculum graduates from the calculation.
Overall grades were issued to 1,750 schools, up from 1,724 last year, with 15 schools lacking sufficient data for a grade. Eleven high schools improved their four-year graduation rate by more than ten percentage points in SY2025.
The players
Oklahoma State Department of Education
The state agency responsible for public K-12 education in Oklahoma, which released the 2026 Public School Report Cards and oversees the state's accountability system.
U.S. Department of Education
The federal agency that oversees federal education policy and must approve Oklahoma's chronic absenteeism plan before the state can finalize its report card indicators.
The details
Schools received letter grades across indicators including Preparing for the Future (B), Supporting English Learners (B), Year-Over-Year Learning (C), Subject-Matter Mastery (D), Chronic Absenteeism (D), and Four-Year Graduation Rate (D). Under Oklahoma law, the A-F grades indicate whether schools are making adequate or better progress.
Timeline
Class of 2024 four-year graduation rate: 82.2%
Class of 2025 four-year graduation rate: 77.6%
2025-2026 school year: Chronic Absenteeism included while awaiting federal approval
2026-2027 school year: Chronic Absenteeism dropped as a required grade indicator once approved
Legislative Shift
The 2026 report cards are the last to weigh Chronic Absenteeism as a core indicator, following the reduction mandated by SB 711 in 2024. The change moves attendance from a ten-point factor to a bonus category in the state's grading system.
Parents can use the school-by-school letter grades to compare how their child's school performed across academic growth, graduation, and attendance. The graduation rate drop may affect how families evaluate high school outcomes in their district.
The takeaway
Reviewing the individual report card for your local school can reveal strengths and gaps that the statewide average hides. Attendance and graduation trends are worth tracking alongside academic grades when evaluating a school.
What happens next
The U.S. Department of Education is expected to approve Oklahoma's chronic absenteeism plan in the coming weeks, after which the indicator will be dropped starting in the 2026-2027 school year.
Further reading
Explore more coverage in Secondary Education for context on school performance trends.
More information
Find school-by-school results on Oklaschools.com.
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