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John Marshall High School

Public Grades 9-12
452nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 463 Oklahoma High Schools
Better than 2% of Oklahoma high schools
Summary

John Marshall High School is a public high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, serving 863 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Oklahoma City School District, which is ranked 389 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Marshall High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Oklahoma high schools based on academic performance. In 2024-2025, only 12% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 19% in Oklahoma City and 37% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 70.3% to 82.2% in recent years, lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, John Marshall High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.0% to 60.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Northwest Classen High School and Putnam Heights Academy High School, both part of the Oklahoma City School District, John Marshall High School performs significantly worse across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The school's struggles appear to be deeply rooted and will likely require a comprehensive, long-term approach to address the complex factors contributing to the observed disparities.

802
Students ?
15.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,225
Per pupil spending ?
90.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 12201 North Portland Avenue
       Oklahoma City, OK  73120-3120

(405) 587-7200

District: Oklahoma City


Feeder schools for John Marshall High School:

Elementary:    Britton Elementary School
    HUPFELD Elementary School at WESTERN VILLAGE
    Monroe Elementary School
    Nichols Hills Elementary School
    More...
Middle:    John Marshall Middle School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
44.4%
Hispanic:
32.3%
Two or more races:
8.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2009 → 2nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (8% vs 31% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Oklahoma average (76% vs 82%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school8%
District avg18%
Oklahoma avg31%
452nd of 463
Oklahoma public high schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Oklahoma High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 10High Schools in the Oklahoma City
389th of 452Oklahoma City among Oklahoma districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
20257.8452 of 4632.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.6416 of 4323.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.5430 of 4392.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201632.7191 of 25123.9%★☆☆☆☆
201537.3373 of 44916.9%★☆☆☆☆
201112.1396 of 4246.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201010.1412 of 4314.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20096.9411 of 4284.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202520.035 of 4216.7%★☆☆☆☆
202419.757 of 6714.9%★☆☆☆☆
202321.059 of 7116.9%★☆☆☆☆
202211.838 of 392.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
20246.229 of 329.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202517.348 of 527.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202442.736 of 7954.4%★★★☆☆
202322.166 of 671.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
20248.1326 of 3342.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.8343 of 3532.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
20258.698 of 1013.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.8147 of 16410.4%★☆☆☆☆
20239.6125 of 1293.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.574 of 751.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.954 of 6516.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202510.7358 of 3744.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.7419 of 4353.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.5377 of 3852.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.5235 of 2370.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202410.0336 of 3627.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.7348 of 3552.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202522.882 of 10219.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.6174 of 21920.5%★☆☆☆☆
202318.9165 of 18611.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202418.5369 of 43014.2%★☆☆☆☆
202325.6280 of 36122.4%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2025)20th percentile+17 vs school
African American (2025)17th percentile+14 vs school
White (2024)14th percentile+10 vs school
Asian (2024)9th percentile+6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2024)7th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2024)2nd percentile~ school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts I12%-14 vs state
U.S. History12%-30 vs state
Science7%-23 vs state
Mathematics2%-24 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 802 students attended John Marshall High School.

John Marshall High School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Oklahoma high schools.

Students at John Marshall High School are 44% African American, 32% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% White, 6% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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Latest Oklahoma data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataAug 17, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 OSTP test scoresAug 17, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 1, 2025
2024–25 OSTP test scoresDec 1, 2025


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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