Oklahoma Computer Science Standards by Grade: K–12 at a Glance
The Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer Science (OAS-CS, February 2023) contain 244 standards, from kindergarten through two high school levels. This page puts the whole document on one screen: how many standards each grade has, what the five concepts are, how to read a standard code, and where to find free tools for each grade.
The five concepts
Every OAS-CS standard belongs to one of five concepts. Each concept is split into subconcepts, which appear in the standard codes.
| Code | Concept | Subconcepts |
|---|---|---|
| CS | Computing Systems | Devices (D), Hardware & Software (HS), Troubleshooting (T) |
| NI | Networks and the Internet | Network Communication & Organization (NCO), Cybersecurity (CY) |
| DA | Data and Analysis | Storage (S), Collection, Visualization, & Transformation (CVT), Inference & Models (IM) |
| AP | Algorithms and Programming | Algorithms (A), Variables (V), Control (C), Modularity (M), Program Development (PD) |
| IC | Impacts of Computing | Culture (CU), Social Interactions (SI), Internet Safety, Law, & Ethics (SLE) |
How to read a standard code
A code like 6.IC.SI.01 reads grade, concept, subconcept, number: Grade 6, Impacts of Computing, Social Interactions, standard 1. High school codes begin with L1 or L2 for Level 1 and Level 2, for example L2.AP.A.02.
The document is clear about who each level is for: "Grades K-8 and Level 1 standards are for all Oklahoma students, while the Level 2 standards are designed for those students intending to specialize in computer science careers or higher education pathways."
Standards per grade
| Grade | Algorithms & Programming | Computing Systems | Data & Analysis | Networks & Internet | Impacts of Computing | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 |
| Level 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| Level 2 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
| All grades | 244 |
What the numbers show
1. The count changes only once between kindergarten and Grade 8. Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 each have 19 standards. Grades 3 through 8 each have 22. The jump at Grade 3 comes from Impacts of Computing, which grows from 3 standards to 5, and from one more programming standard.
2. The growth is in a different place at Grade 6. Algorithms & Programming drops back from 9 standards to 8 at Grade 6, while Networks & Internet gains a third standard (the second cybersecurity standard, on secured websites and encryption).
3. Level 1 is broad. Level 2 is mostly programming. Level 1 has 28 standards spread across all five concepts. Level 2 has 27, and 16 of them (59 percent) are Algorithms & Programming. It includes topics such as artificial intelligence algorithms, recursion, data structures, and multi-platform development.
4. Each grade within a band repeats the same shape. Because grades K–2, 3–5, and 6–8 each carry the same count per concept, a teacher who knows one grade in a band knows how the others are laid out. What changes is the verb and the depth of the standard, not the number of strands to cover.
What to plan first
If you are building a year plan for one grade, start with these steps:
- Pull the standards for your grade from the table above and the official document.
- Group them by concept so each unit lines up with one or two standards.
- Check the code-of-conduct and safety standards, which repeat across grade bands, so you know where to avoid doing the same lesson twice.
- Compare your plan against the national CSTA framework if your district uses it.
Free tools and next reads
- Oklahoma OAS to CSTA Crosswalk: every standard compared with the national CSTA standards, free PDF.
- Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety in the Oklahoma Computer Science Standards (K–8): where that topic lives, grade by grade, with a printable chart.
- Oklahoma, CSTA, and Texas side by side: for teachers who work across both states.
Ready-to-teach bundles by grade
Each bundle covers every Oklahoma computer science standard for that grade:
- Grade 1 · Grade 2 · Grade 3 · Grade 4
- Grade 5 · Grade 6 · Grade 7 · Grade 8
- Level 1, Grades 9–10 (all 28 standards)
- Level 2, Grades 11–12 (all 27 standards)
Which grade is the hardest to plan? Reply with your grade and the concept you find trickiest, and I'll cover it in a future post. Join the newsletter to get new standards guides as they are published.
Counts and quotes are from the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer Science (February 2023), published by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. OSDE lists these as the 2023 Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer Science and does not state an implementation timeline on its standards page. Confirm current requirements with OSDE and your district. This post is an independent summary and is not endorsed by OSDE.
