Oklahoma
State Governance
State Board of Education
The Oklahoma state board of education consists of six members, each serving a four-year term. Board members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. The state superintendent is the seventh member of the board.
The state board has the authority over:
- Content Standards Adoption
- Teacher Licensure
- Authorizing Charter Schools as One Authorizer Among Others
Governor
Chief State School Officer
Joy Hofmeister
Elected by a partisan ballot
State Context
State Demographics
Public Education Enrollment by Special Populations:
Free and Reduced Price Lunch: 61.3%
English Language Learners: 7.1%
Served by IDEA: 15.1%
2015 NAEP State Data
Reading scores for Grade 4 by state average, race/ethnicity, and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Reading scores for Grade 4 by race/ethnicity between 2003 and 2015, additional national average data is included:
Mathematics scores for Grade 8 by state average, race/ethnicity, and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Mathematics scores for Grade 8 by race/ethnicity between 2003 and 2015, additional national average data is included:
Science scores for Grade 8 by state average, race/ethnicity, and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Graduation Rates
Adjusted cohort graduation rate between 2013 and 2015:
Charter Schools
Year Charter School Law was Enacted: 1999
Number of Charter Schools in the 2014-15 Year: 27
Number of Students Served by Charter Schools in the 2014-15 Year: 16,585
Charter School Cap Law: In counties with a population of less than 500,000, the state board of education shall not sponsor more than five charter schools per year for the first five years after the effective date of the 2015 act.
ESSA Plan & Implementation
Learn about Oklahoma’s ESSA plan.