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James L. Capps Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 369 Oklahoma Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Oklahoma middle schools

Summary

James L. Capps Middle School is a public middle school located in Warr Acres, Oklahoma, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 943 students. The school is part of the Putnam City School District, which is ranked 333 out of 452 districts in Oklahoma and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

James L. Capps Middle School consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (13%) and Mathematics (9%) were significantly lower than the Putnam City district (19% and 17%) and the state of Oklahoma (26% and 26%). The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 35.7% to 43.2% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 88.55% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to other middle schools in the Putnam City district, James L. Capps Middle School generally performs worse academically, has higher rates of chronic absenteeism, and serves a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's consistent low performance, with a ranking between 140 and 330 out of 149 to 407 Oklahoma middle schools in recent years, indicates a persistent struggle with academic achievement, particularly for certain student subgroups such as African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students.

938

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,243

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6400 NW 63rd Street
Warr Acres, OK 73122-3122

(405) 787-3660

District: Putnam City

Students who attend James L. Capps Middle School usually attend:

High:

Putnam City High School

Feeder schools for James L. Capps Middle School:

Elementary:	Arbor Grove Elementary School
	Central Elementary School
	Coronado Heights Elementary School
	Kirkland Early Childhood Center
	More...
	Rollingwood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.4%

African American:

19.8%

White:

18.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (14% vs 27% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 19% Oklahoma)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg19%

Oklahoma avg27%

326^th of 369

Oklahoma public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle Schools in the Putnam City

333^rd of 452Putnam 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	326 of 369	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	188 of 189	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	140 of 149	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	154 of 171	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	330 of 407	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	195 of 228	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	185 of 233	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.8	186 of 238	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.8	210 of 332	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.4	177 of 297	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.4	364 of 542	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.1	351 of 539	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.4	318 of 521	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	34 of 49	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	21 of 31	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	60 of 84	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	102 of 122	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	76 of 102	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	239 of 284	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	193 of 278	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2021	41.8	51 of 80	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	86 of 108	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	156 of 215	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	210 of 257	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2021)36th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

Science19%-11 vs state

English Language Arts I13%-13 vs state

Mathematics9%-17 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, June 9, 2016

I started James L Capps Middle School in the 8th grade for the 2014-2015 School year. I was a very small person at that point, and so i got picked on. Here, I got beat up on a regular basis during lunch time. Fights happened often and endangered other students, most of the teachers didn't care much about their teaching, and it is severely underfunded. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)					OSTP Mathematics (2025)					OSTP Science (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 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 All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 5th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 6th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 7th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 8th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science 8th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	Total
James L. Capps Middle School	Public	6-8	6400 NW 63rd Street	Warr Acres	73122	Oklahoma County	Putnam City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 787-3660	938	65	14.4	84.5%	174 (18.6%)	186 (19.8%)	435 (46.4%)	40 (4.3%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (9.6%)	18.3	326^th of 369 public middle schools	11.7%		3.5	188^th of 189 public middle schools	0.5%	138		16.0	11.0	13.0	13.0		14.0	7.0	3.0	9.0		19.0	19.0	$12,243
Bethany Middle School	Public	6-8	4312 N Mueller	Bethany	73008	Oklahoma County	Bethany	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 787-3240	381	25	15.4	34.4%	220 (57.7%)	16 (4.2%)	82 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.6%)	97.1	5^th of 369 public middle schools	98.6%		92.1	7^th of 189 public middle schools	96.3%	2		47.0	39.0	50.0	45.0		53.0	65.0	66.0	61.0		73.0	73.0	$9,172
Dove Science Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	5537 NW Expressway	Warr Acres	73132	Oklahoma County	Dove Schools Of Okc (Charter)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 524-9762	313	20	15.6	79.9%	70 (22.4%)	93 (29.7%)	119 (38.0%)	7 (2.2%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	90.2	19^th of 369 public middle schools	94.9%		69.4	36^th of 189 public middle schools	81.0%	17		45.0	42.0	36.0	41.0		47.0	54.0	49.0	50.0		42.0	42.0	$9,996
Hefner Middle School	Public	6-8	8400 North MacArthur Boulevard	Oklahoma City	73132	Oklahoma County	Putnam City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 721-2411	869	64	13.5	67.3%	222 (25.5%)	308 (35.4%)	127 (14.6%)	54 (6.2%)	18 (2.1%)	7 (0.8%)	133 (15.3%)	51.9	144^th of 369 public middle schools	61.0%		22.8	148^th of 189 public middle schools	21.7%	4		25.0	24.0	24.0	25.0		18.0	20.0	20.0	19.0		45.0	45.0	$12,119
Cooper Middle School	Public	6-8	8001 Riverbend Boulevard	Oklahoma City	73132	Oklahoma County	Putnam City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 720-9887	501	43	11.6	88.0%	92 (18.4%)	202 (40.3%)	106 (21.2%)	35 (7.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	59 (11.8%)	39.1	217^th of 369 public middle schools	41.2%		10.1	178^th of 189 public middle schools	5.8%	39		24.0	23.0	16.0	20.0		17.0	23.0	12.0	17.0		30.0	30.0	$12,451
Western Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	7200 Northwest 23rd Street	Bethany	73008	Oklahoma County	Putnam City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 789-4434	677	45	15.0	86.0%	165 (24.4%)	100 (14.8%)	350 (51.7%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.1%)	35	249^th of 369 public middle schools	32.5%		14.3	166^th of 189 public middle schools	12.2%	83		17.0	14.0	16.0	15.0		22.0	15.0	15.0	18.0		36.0	36.0	$12,252
HARDING CHARTER PREPARATORY Middle School at INDEPENDENCE	Public, Charter	5-8	3232 NW 65th Street	Oklahoma City	73116	Oklahoma County	Harding Independence (Charter)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 767-3003	404	24	16.8	73.8%	84 (20.8%)	125 (30.9%)	129 (31.9%)	20 (5.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.7%)	47.2	169^th of 369 public middle schools	54.2%		15.5	164^th of 189 public middle schools	13.2%	5	16.0	15.0	26.0	16.0	18.0	16.0	16.0	31.0	15.0	19.0	12.0	48.0	30.0	$10,009
Mayfield Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 North Purdue Avenue	Oklahoma City	73127	Oklahoma County	Putnam City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 947-8693	838	51	16.5	96.9%	71 (8.5%)	85 (10.1%)	598 (71.4%)	15 (1.8%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.3%)	14.8	338^th of 369 public middle schools	8.4%					(n/a)		7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0		11.0	14.0	2.0	9.0		23.0	23.0	$10,923
Belle Isle Middle School	Public	5-8	5904 North Villa Avenue	Oklahoma City	73112	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-6600	434	27	16.1	64.1%	149 (34.3%)	75 (17.3%)	132 (30.4%)	23 (5.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.5%)	87.8	26^th of 369 public middle schools	93.0%		67.4	41^st of 189 public middle schools	78.3%	15	37.0	40.0	38.0	53.0	42.0	25.0	37.0	38.0	30.0	32.0	51.0	71.0	61.0	$12,935
Taft Middle School	Public	5-8	2901 Northwest 23rd Street	Oklahoma City	73107	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-8000	1,096	76	14.4	97.8%	98 (8.9%)	90 (8.2%)	754 (68.8%)	57 (5.2%)	21 (1.9%)	8 (0.7%)	68 (6.2%)	9.4	354^th of 369 public middle schools	4.1%					(n/a)	8.0	4.0	5.0	6.0	6.0	3.0	4.0	3.0	4.0	3.0	7.0	16.0	11.0	$13,789

Frequently Asked Questions about James L. Capps Middle School

What high school do graduates of James L. Capps Middle School attend?

Students who attend James L. Capps Middle School usually go on to attend Putnam City High School

How many students attend James L. Capps Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 938 students attended James L. Capps Middle School.

What district is James L. Capps Middle School in?

Putnam City

What is the racial makeup of James L. Capps Middle School?

Students at James L. Capps Middle School are 46% Hispanic, 20% African American, 19% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is James L. Capps Middle School a good school?

James L. Capps Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Oklahoma middle schools.

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