The course offerings reflect the needs of a diverse student body in terms of both ability and interest levels. Bishop Kelley serves the Catholic and non-Catholic families in Tulsa and the surrounding communities who seek a college preparatory program within a Christian environment of concern, trust, and growth. Consistently, more than 70 percent of the entering freshman students have matriculated through the Catholic elementary system. Each student is required to take comprehensive exams for each core course. Class rank, cumulative from the beginning of the ninth grade, is based on the final grades of each quarter.
Class rank is determined at the end of the sixth, seventh, and eighth terms.
Final class rank reflects eight terms of course work. The student to classroom teacher ratio is 14 to 1. Approximately 99.5 percent of the classes have 25 or fewer students, and 32 percent of the classes have 20 or fewer. Bishop Kelley is accredited by the North Central Association and the State of Oklahoma. The Bishop Kelley faculty of 87 includes teachers, counselors, administrators and several specialists.