The mission of Bishop Kelley High School is to carry on the teaching ministry of Jesus Christ by providing a Catholic, Lasallian education that develops individuals whose hearts and minds are prepared for a purposeful life.
Since 1960, Bishop Kelley High School has served as the only Catholic Diocesan high school in Tulsa. Bishop Kelley operates on a two-term, 4x4 block schedule. Each student is required to take comprehensive exams for each core course. The professional staff at Bishop Kelley includes 81 teachers, counselors, administrators and specialists. We have three diocesan priests and one Christian Brother. Half of the faculty have advanced degrees; 46% have more than 10 years teaching experience at Bishop Kelley High School.
AdvancEd | State of Oklahoma
Grades 9 - 12 students: 937
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 12:1
Average Class Size: 18
All classes have 26 or fewer students.
GRADE SCALE
A - 100-90 (5 Honors, 4 Regular)
B - 89-80 (4 Honors, 3 Regular)
C - 79-70 (3 Honors, 2 Regular)
D - 69-65 (2 Honors, 1 Regular)
F - 64-0 (0 Honors, 0 Regular)
CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
Bishop Kelley requires 28 units for graduation and at least 100 Christian Service hours completed over the course of four years.
English | 4
Mathematics | 4
Social Studies | 4
Computers | 1
Communication | 1
Financial Literacy | 0.5
Theology | 4
Science | 3
Physical Education | 1
Fine Arts | 1
Electives | 4.5
Bishop Kelley does not rank students. A Valedictorian and
Salutatorian are recognized for each class.
Bishop Kelley offers an outstanding Scholars Program and
advanced curriculum including the following Honors classes:
20 HONORS COURSES
English 9 Honors
English 10 Honors
Algebra I Honors
Geometry Honors
Algebra II Honors
Pre-Calculus Honors
Calculus Honors
Statistics Honors
Competitive Debate
Competitive Speech
British & World Literature
U.S. History Honors
Modern World History Honors
Biology I Honors
Chemistry I Honors
French III
French IV
Spanish III
Spanish IV
Latin III
20 ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES
AP English Language & Composition
AP English Literature & Composition
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
AP Microeconomics
AP Macroeconomics
AP European History
AP Government & Politics: U.S.
AP U.S. History
AP Psychology
AP Studio Art: Drawing
AP Studio Art: 2-D
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics I
AP Physics II
AP Environmental Science
AP Spanish Language
AP French Language
Summer courses allow students to get ahead in their education and free up credit hours during the school year for extracurriculars. Classes include various Theology courses, Oklahoma History, Design, Ecology, Computer Science, Forensic Science, Financial Literacy, and many more.
The Brother Bernardine Scholars program is a four-year program that challenges students to strive for excellence and to maximize their God-given gifts and talents.
Students must pursue a rigorous course of study, participate in self-directed learning, view learning as a year-round process, and attend enrichment seminars and cultural events. Scholars must take an average of three Honors or AP classes each year, including freshmen year, while maintaining a weighted 3.75 cumulative G.P.A. Each Scholar must take five AP tests by the end of their senior year.
In order to show that they are using their God-given talents, Scholars must complete sixteen tutoring hours by the end of their senior year. Scholars must complete a sophomore research paper directed by the sophomore Scholar coordinator. The Capstone project must be completed during the junior year and presented in the senior year.
The mission of the Blessed Stanley Rother Academic Support Program is to provide services to ensure that students with disabilities are offered a challenging, faith-based education with high expectations of academic, social and spiritual growth in an environment of love and acceptance.
In addition to academic support programming, students will be assisted by Peer Tutors and Peer Mentors in the classroom. Peers will participate in a class where they will be taught about learning challenges, strategies to assist peers and will receive credit for the curricular class.
The Bishop Kelley Class of 2019 had five National Merit Finalist, four Commended Scholars, one student who achieved a perfect ACT score, and 12 student-athletes who signed leteters of intent.
In 2018-2019, 197 candidates took 355 Advanced Placement tests. 82% scored a 3 or above. Bishop Kelley had 76 AP Scholars.
In 2018, ACT Mean Scores from students were: English 25.4, Math 23.6, Reading 24.4, Science 23.6 and Composite 24.4. 214 students in the Class of 2018 took the ACT.
Typically, over 98% of Bishop Kelley students have gone imediately to college. Some of the institutions who, over the last four years, have accepted BIshop kelley students, include:
Air Force Academy
Baylor University
Belmont University
Benedictine College
Boston College
Case Western Reserve
Colorado School of Mines
Cornell University
Creighton University
Dartmouth College
Florida State University
Fordham University
George Mason University
Georgetown University
Harvard College
Hendrix College
High Point
Lewis University
Loyola University - Chicago
M.I.T.
Oberlin College
Ohio State University
Oklahoma State University
Pepperdine University
Pomona College
Princeton University
Purdue University
Rice University
Seton Hall
Stanford University
St. Louis University
Southern Methodist
University
Texas A&M
Texas Christian University
Trinity University
Tulane University
University of Southern
California
University of Alabama
University of Arkansas
University of Chicago
University of Dallas
University of Denver
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Kansas
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Missouri
UNC - Chapel Hill
University of Oklahoma
University of Texas
University of Tulsa
Vanderbilt University
Washington University
West Point Academy
Yale University
