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Ponca City West Middle School

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Ponca City West Middle School ranks 267 th of 378 Oklahoma middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-7

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 378 Oklahoma Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Oklahoma middle schools

Summary

Ponca City West Middle School serves grades 6–7 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, and enrolls 607 students—the largest enrollment among the five nearby schools compared here. In 2025–2026, 21% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 15% in math. The most important concern is math: the school’s rate was 10 points below the state’s 25% rate.

English Language Arts is the school’s strongest comparison: its 21% rate was the highest among the nearby schools, whose average was 15%, though it remained below the Ponca City district’s 25% and the state’s 26%. Math is weaker: the school’s 15% rate was below the district’s 24%, the state’s 25%, and the nearby-school average of 16%; only one nearby school had a lower result. By grade, seventh-grade English Language Arts stood out at 26%, while sixth grade was 15%. Math proficiency was 12% in sixth grade and 18% in seventh, below the state’s 26% in both grades.

Results declined from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: English Language Arts fell 4 points, from 25% to 21%, and math fell 5 points, from 20% to 15%. SchoolDigger ranked the school 267th of 378 schools (29th percentile, one star), down from the 47th percentile the prior year. Its statewide measure for how well it serves Special Education Students was at the 11th percentile, down 57 points from the previous year; for Hispanic Students, it was at the 14th percentile, down 43 points. Chronic absenteeism improved to 19% from 27%, but remained above the district’s 15% and the state’s 16%. The school’s free/reduced lunch eligible share was 82% in 2024–2025, the highest among the nearby schools with this measure; its student-teacher ratio was 15.3, near the middle of the group.

607

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,379

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1401 West Grand Avenue
Ponca City, OK 74601-4601

(580) 767-8020

District: Ponca City

Students who attend Ponca City West Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ponca City High School

Feeder schools for Ponca City West Middle School:

Elementary:	E. M. Trout Elementary School
	Garfield Elementary School
	Liberty Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
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	Roosevelt Elementary School
	Union Elementary School
	Woodlands Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.6%

American Indian:

16.5%

Hispanic:

16.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2023 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2026) from a 12th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (18% vs 26% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Oklahoma average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg24%

Oklahoma avg26%

267^th of 378

Oklahoma public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 55 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Ponca City

215^th of 450Ponca 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	267 of 378	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.6	196 of 369	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	138 of 189	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	130 of 148	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	141 of 167	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	272 of 407	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	134 of 228	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	156 of 233	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.4	130 of 238	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	74.1	53 of 332	84.0%	★★★★☆
2015	69.7	58 of 297	80.5%	★★★★☆
2011	80.5	42 of 542	92.3%	★★★★★
2010	71.0	101 of 539	81.3%	★★★★☆
2009	70.8	100 of 521	80.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2021	54.4	19 of 34	44.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	104 of 121	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.1	53 of 122	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	68 of 109	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	59 of 102	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	207 of 282	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.7	130 of 284	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	133 of 292	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	150 of 289	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	151 of 264	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	204 of 278	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2021	33.0	66 of 80	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	38 of 43	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	39 of 51	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	31 of 46	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	54 of 63	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	52 of 60	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	73 of 75	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	99 of 111	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.0	35 of 108	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	35 of 106	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	57 of 108	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	42 of 105	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	137 of 209	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	125 of 215	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	145 of 221	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	158 of 222	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	125 of 233	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	162 of 257	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)44th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)18th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-15 vs school

Native American (2026)12th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts I21%-5 vs state

Mathematics15%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2026)				OSTP Mathematics (2026)				OSTP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 6th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 7th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 8th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 8th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	Total
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%)	32.6	267^th of 378 public middle schools	29.4%		43.6	196^th of 369 public middle schools	46.9%	71	15.0	26.0		21.0	12.0	18.0		15.0			$12,379
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%)	30.9	279^th of 378 public middle schools	26.2%		37.5	229^th of 369 public middle schools	37.9%	50			13.0	13.0			9.0	9.0	32.0	32.0	$12,736
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%)	31.3	276^th of 378 public middle schools	27.0%		21.5	305^th of 369 public middle schools	17.3%	29	23.0	8.0	13.0	15.0	25.0	17.0	8.0	16.0	32.0	32.0	$11,316
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%)	37.2	235^th of 378 public middle schools	37.8%		44.9	188^th of 369 public middle schools	49.1%	47	16.0	22.0	5.0	13.0	22.0	44.0	3.0	22.0	32.0	32.0	$11,542
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%)	43.2	203^rd of 378 public middle schools	46.3%		41.8	204^th of 369 public middle schools	44.7%	1	13.0	23.0	22.0	19.0	11.0	20.0	21.0	18.0	41.0	41.0	$14,581

Frequently Asked Questions about Ponca City West Middle School

What district is Ponca City West Middle School in?

Ponca City

Is Ponca City West Middle School a good school?

Ponca City West Middle School ranks 267^th of 378 Oklahoma middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Ponca City West Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Ponca City West Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Ponca City West Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ponca City West Middle School usually go on to attend Ponca City High School

What is the racial makeup of Ponca City West Middle School?

Students at Ponca City West Middle School are 52% White, 16% American Indian, 16% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

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