Oklahoma school exceeds state reading average despite high poverty rate

Eugene Field Elementary in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is 100 percent free and reduced lunch—and more than 100 percent committed to reading.

“Our teachers understand our children enter school with limited resources and a limited support system,” said Dr. Wilbur House, principal of Eugene Field Elementary for seven years. “By providing scientifically proven, research-based, and data-driven daily reading instruction, our teachers can fill this gap. If we don’t, the academic gains will be difficult to attain.”