Ponca City

Summary:

The Ponca City school district in Oklahoma consists of 11 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district serves a diverse student population with varying academic performance across its schools.

Among the standout schools in the district are Woodlands Elementary School, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, and E.M. Trout Elementary School, another high-performing institution with strong proficiency rates in core subjects. In contrast, Garfield Elementary School and Liberty Elementary School have significantly lower academic proficiency rates, suggesting a need to address the impact of socioeconomic factors on student learning.

The district's high school, Ponca City High School, has seen fluctuations in its state ranking, with a concerning decline from 75th out of 431 Oklahoma high schools in 2023-2024 to 315th out of 463 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the district as a whole faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, which may be contributing to the overall academic struggles across the schools.

District Detail

613 East Grand Avenue
Ponca City, OK 74601-5511

(580) 767-8000

SchoolDigger Rank:
262^nd of 452 Oklahoma districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,466

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
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
Washington Pre Kg Center	Public	PK	1615 N 7th	Ponca City	74601	Kay County	Ponca City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(580) 767-8080	215	10	21.2	80.0%	114 (53.0%)	7 (3.3%)	36 (16.7%)	3 (1.4%)	31 (14.4%)	2 (0.9%)	22 (10.2%)								(n/a)																							$9,618

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kildare	4.69 mi	1
McCord	5.2 mi	1	34^th
Newkirk	9.32 mi	3	301^st
Peckham	12.12 mi	1
Blackwell	12.97 mi	3	149^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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