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Best Public Schools in Kay County, OK

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Schools

7,080

Students

Districts

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Top rankedWoodlands Elementary School55^th of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Blackwell Elementary School up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Kildare Public School 11.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Newkirk Elementary School and 7 more

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)								OSTP Mathematics (2025)								OSTP Science (2025)				OSTP U.S. History (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSTP English Language Arts I 3rd Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 4th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 5th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 6th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 7th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 8th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 11th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSTP Mathematics 4th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 5th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 6th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 7th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 8th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 11th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science 8th Grade	OSTP Science 11th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	OSTP U.S. History 11th Grade	OSTP U.S. History All Grades	Total
Blackwell High School	Public	9-12	303 East Coolidge Avenue	Blackwell	74631	Kay County	Blackwell	No	(n/a)	No	No	(580) 363-3553	353	22	16.1	67.4%	231 (65.4%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.2%)	64.2	129^th of 463 public high schools	72.1%		58.2	154^th of 431 public high schools	64.3%	25							44.0	44.0							26.0	26.0			15.0	15.0	47.0	47.0	$13,722
Blackwell Middle School	Public	6-8	1041 South First Street	Blackwell	74631	Kay County	Blackwell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 363-2100	227	18	12.3	75.8%	155 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.3%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.6%)	41.8	204^th of 369 public middle schools	44.7%					(n/a)				20.0	21.0	16.0		19.0				22.0	21.0	11.0		18.0		43.0		43.0			$12,181
Blackwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2105 West Ferguson Avenue	Blackwell	74631	Kay County	Blackwell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 363-0118	507	36	14.0	79.3%	330 (65.1%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (12.4%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.2%)	68.1	156^th of 614 public elementary schools	74.6%		42.2	232^nd of 389 public elementary schools	40.4%	76	47.0	40.0	27.0					39.0	48.0	43.0	26.0					40.0	34.0			34.0			$10,483
Kildare Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	1265 Church Street	Ponca City	74604	Kay County	Kildare	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 362-2811	109	10	11.2	70.6%	71 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.1%)	3 (2.8%)	11 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.9%)								(n/a)								38.0								59.0							$17,556
Newkirk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 West South Street	Newkirk	74647	Kay County	Newkirk	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 362-2279	317	21	14.9	64.7%	219 (69.1%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.8%)	56.4	245^th of 614 public elementary schools	60.1%					(n/a)	32.0	27.0	22.0					26.0	62.0	33.0	30.0					42.0	28.0			28.0			$12,367
Newkirk Middle School	Public	6-8	711 South Academy	Newkirk	74647	Kay County	Newkirk	No	(n/a)	No	No	(580) 362-2516	185	12	15.2	64.3%	126 (68.1%)	7 (3.8%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.7%)	44.9	188^th of 369 public middle schools	49.1%					(n/a)				22.0	16.0	20.0		20.0				26.0	20.0	17.0		20.0		40.0		40.0			$13,152
Newkirk High School	Public	9-12	625 West South Street	Newkirk	74647	Kay County	Newkirk	No	(n/a)	No	No	(580) 362-6241	241	15	15.7	52.7%	178 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	45 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	12.2	436^th of 463 public high schools	5.8%		36.3	270^th of 431 public high schools	37.4%	166							15.0	15.0							3.0	3.0			12.0	12.0	17.0	17.0	$14,305
Peckham Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	7175 West School Street	Newkirk	74647	Kay County	Peckham	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 362-2633	99	10	9.9	71.7%	68 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)								(n/a)								21.0								25.0							$16,906
E. M. Trout Elementary School	Public	K-5	2109 East Prospect	Ponca City	74604	Kay County	Ponca City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 767-8070	267	15	17.8	78.3%	133 (49.8%)	3 (1.1%)	44 (16.5%)	3 (1.1%)	41 (15.4%)	4 (1.5%)	39 (14.6%)	80.8	84^th of 614 public elementary schools	86.3%		69.2	103^rd of 389 public elementary schools	73.5%	19	41.0	34.0	24.0					34.0	59.0	56.0	52.0					56.0	57.0			57.0			$9,936
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	505 West Liberty	Ponca City	74601	Kay County	Ponca City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 767-8040	241	15	15.8	96.7%	112 (46.5%)	15 (6.2%)	32 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.8%)	17 (7.1%)	39 (16.2%)	37.8	387^th of 614 public elementary schools	37.0%					(n/a)	18.0	34.0	14.0					22.0	21.0	53.0	17.0					30.0	9.0			9.0			$11,529
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 West Grand Avenue	Ponca City	74601	Kay County	Ponca City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 767-8050	316	19	16.6	96.2%	105 (33.2%)	13 (4.1%)	83 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (24.1%)	13 (4.1%)	26 (8.2%)	23.3	482^nd of 614 public elementary schools	21.5%					(n/a)	13.0	21.0	6.0					14.0	21.0	33.0	9.0					22.0	13.0			13.0			$10,916
Ponca City High School	Public	9-12	927 North Fifth	Ponca City	74601	Kay County	Ponca City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(580) 767-9500	1,498	76	19.6	71.0%	765 (51.1%)	31 (2.1%)	256 (17.1%)	9 (0.6%)	204 (13.6%)	29 (1.9%)	204 (13.6%)	33.9	315^th of 463 public high schools	32.0%		77.2	75^th of 431 public high schools	82.6%	240							25.0	25.0							14.0	14.0			17.0	17.0	32.0	32.0	$12,356
Woodlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	2005 East Woodland Road	Ponca City	74604	Kay County	Ponca City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 767-8025	258	14	18.2	55.8%	161 (62.4%)	2 (0.8%)	29 (11.2%)	6 (2.3%)	31 (12.0%)	3 (1.2%)	26 (10.1%)	87.5	55^th of 614 public elementary schools	91.0%		75.3	70^th of 389 public elementary schools	82.0%	15	61.0	66.0	41.0					57.0	69.0	75.0	44.0					65.0	32.0			32.0			$10,478
Union Elementary School	Public	K-5	2617 North Union	Ponca City	74601	Kay County	Ponca City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 767-8035	272	17	15.6	90.4%	126 (46.3%)	8 (2.9%)	37 (13.6%)	3 (1.1%)	36 (13.2%)	15 (5.5%)	47 (17.3%)	34	410^th of 614 public elementary schools	33.2%					(n/a)	30.0	14.0	25.0					23.0	26.0	18.0	15.0					19.0	27.0			27.0			$12,520
Ponca City West Middle School	Public	6-7	1401 West Grand Avenue	Ponca City	74601	Kay County	Ponca City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 767-8020	607	40	15.3	81.9%	313 (51.6%)	10 (1.6%)	97 (16.0%)	3 (0.5%)	100 (16.5%)	11 (1.8%)	73 (12.0%)	43.6	196^th of 369 public middle schools	46.9%		26.6	138^th of 189 public middle schools	27.0%	58				26.0	24.0			25.0				20.0	20.0			20.0							$11,650
Ponca City East Middle School	Public	8	612 East Grand	Ponca City	74601	Kay County	Ponca City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 767-8010	320	21	15.3	79.1%	168 (52.5%)	7 (2.2%)	37 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (15.6%)	11 (3.4%)	45 (14.1%)	37.5	229^th of 369 public middle schools	37.9%		9.4	179^th of 189 public middle schools	5.3%	50						21.0		21.0						12.0		12.0		24.0		24.0			$10,993
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	815 East Highland Avenue	Ponca City	74601	Kay County	Ponca City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 767-8060	252	16	16.1	89.3%	148 (58.7%)	5 (2.0%)	37 (14.7%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.3%)	12 (4.8%)	32 (12.7%)	57	240^th of 614 public elementary schools	60.9%		39.6	258^th of 389 public elementary schools	33.7%	18	16.0	30.0	23.0					22.0	30.0	51.0	45.0					41.0	38.0			38.0			$10,314
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 South 8th Street	Ponca City	74601	Kay County	Ponca City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 767-8030	220	12	18.3	96.4%	113 (51.4%)	9 (4.1%)	33 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (17.3%)	2 (0.9%)	25 (11.4%)	12.5	566^th of 614 public elementary schools	7.8%					(n/a)	6.0	8.0	8.0					7.0	20.0	20.0	5.0					14.0	5.0			5.0			$11,255
Tonkawa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 North Public	Tonkawa	74653	Kay County	Tonkawa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 628-2592	402	28	14.3	72.6%	210 (52.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (9.2%)	3 (0.7%)	88 (21.9%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (15.4%)	61.2	213^th of 614 public elementary schools	65.3%		49.3	192^nd of 389 public elementary schools	50.6%	21	35.0	30.0	33.0					33.0	44.0	21.0	35.0					33.0	38.0			38.0			$9,402
Tonkawa Middle School	Public	6-8	500 East North Avenue	Tonkawa	74653	Kay County	Tonkawa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 628-2566	194	12	16.8	70.1%	106 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.9%)	1 (0.5%)	41 (21.1%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (11.3%)	21.5	305^th of 369 public middle schools	17.3%					(n/a)				10.0	19.0	10.0		13.0				15.0	13.0	4.0		10.0		23.0		23.0			$10,716
Tonkawa High School	Public	9-12	500 East North Avenue	Tonkawa	74653	Kay County	Tonkawa	No	(n/a)	No	No	(580) 628-2566	195	17	11.6	62.1%	114 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	3 (1.5%)	48 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	72.4	92^nd of 463 public high schools	80.1%		57.2	162^nd of 431 public high schools	62.4%	70							49.0	49.0							10.0	10.0			30.0	30.0	63.0	63.0	$13,056

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