Mayfield Middle School

Mayfield Middle School is a public middle school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, serving 802 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Putnam City School District, which is ranked 333 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Mayfield Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oklahoma middle schools over the past decade.

Mayfield Middle School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, attendance, and serving its high-needs student population. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 7% of Mayfield students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and 9% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 19% and 17% for the Putnam City district, and 26% and 26% for the state. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19% to 47% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 75-79% of Mayfield students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby schools, both district-run and charter, Mayfield Middle School lags behind in key metrics. For example, Western Oaks Middle School and James L. Capps Middle School, which are also part of the Putnam City district, have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve more economically advantaged student populations. In contrast, charter schools like HARDING CHARTER PREPARATORY Middle School at INDEPENDENCE and Dove Science Academy Middle School, located within a few miles of Mayfield, demonstrate much higher academic achievement, with proficiency rates over 40% in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.