A word from the Chairman
For too long, the good families of this state have been told our children are behind. Behind whom? SOONER exists to ensure that Oklahoma's students receive an education consistent with the moral, civic, and practical traditions of the communities that raise them.
Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, the Statewide Order Of Oklahoma's Non-secular Educators & Ranchers develops academic frameworks, publishes classroom materials, and administers assessments designed to measure the outcomes that matter most to Oklahoma parents: literacy, numeracy, civic understanding, moral formation, and practical competence.
Our Work
Curriculum Standards
Grade-level frameworks in language arts, mathematics, science, civics, and moral formation — published free of charge to Oklahoma schools, cooperatives, and independent educators.
View the Standards →The S.T.U.P.I.D. Examination
The Statewide Test for Understanding and Patriotic Indoctrination is SOONER's flagship 8th-grade competency assessment, administered annually to affiliated schools and homeschool cooperatives.
Program overview →Educator Network
Regional chapters, professional development seminars, and an annual conference held each summer in Oklahoma City convene teachers, homeschool parents, and community instructors from across the state.
About the network →A Note on Rankings
SOONER is aware that Oklahoma is frequently ranked among the lowest-performing states on national academic assessments such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress. We consider this data to be of limited relevance to our mission.
National assessments measure alignment with a national curriculum. Oklahoma's students are not enrolled in a national curriculum. They are enrolled in Oklahoma schools, raised by Oklahoma families, and formed by Oklahoma communities. Divergence from a national mean is not, in itself, evidence of educational failure — it may equally be evidence of educational independence.
SOONER's assessments measure what Oklahoma has determined its students should know. On those measures, our students perform well.