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Putnam City High School

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Putnam City High School ranks 319 th of 463 Oklahoma high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 463 Oklahoma High Schools

Better than 31% of Oklahoma high schools

Summary

Putnam City High School is a public high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, serving 2,002 students in grades 9-12. 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.

Putnam City High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 30% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37%. In mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-grade students was just 11%, significantly lower than the state average of 18%. The school's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 77.3% to 82.2% over the past few years, which is slightly below the state average. Additionally, Putnam City High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.0% to 42.6% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Putnam City High School generally underperforms. For example, Harding Fine Arts High School, a public charter school located about 4.8 miles away, outperforms Putnam City High School in academic measures, with 52% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 15% in Mathematics, compared to Putnam City High School's 30% and 11%, respectively. Additionally, Putnam City High School's spending per student ($7,766 in 2018-2019) is lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Classen High School of Advanced Studies ($11,199) and Dove Science Academy High School ($15,088), which may be a factor in its relatively lower academic performance.

1,995

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,723

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5300 NW 50th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73122-3122

(405) 789-4350

District: Putnam City

Feeder schools for Putnam City High School:

Elementary:	Arbor Grove Elementary School
	Central Elementary School
	Coronado Heights Elementary School
	Northridge Elementary School
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	Rollingwood Elementary School
	Tulakes Elementary School
Middle:	Cooper Middle School
	James L. Capps Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.1%

African American:

26.5%

White:

20.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2010 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (22% vs 31% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2010

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg24%

Oklahoma avg31%

319^th of 463

Oklahoma public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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	33.6	319 of 463	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	240 of 431	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	314 of 439	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	206 of 350	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	229 of 307	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.4	103 of 197	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.9	95 of 251	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.1	190 of 449	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.8	182 of 424	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.3	154 of 431	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.7	119 of 428	72.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	29 of 42	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	30 of 65	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	36 of 70	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	20 of 24	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	45.3	16 of 31	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	22 of 29	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	35 of 52	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	18 of 73	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	36.8	37 of 67	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	229 of 333	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	276 of 353	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	55 of 101	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	91 of 145	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	91 of 129	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	41 of 66	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	42 of 65	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	83.2	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	248 of 374	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	220 of 370	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	248 of 380	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	109 of 201	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	133 of 187	28.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	49.2	177 of 361	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	220 of 355	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2022	48.0	21 of 42	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	29.2	123 of 168	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	93 of 187	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	34 of 102	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	62 of 187	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.0	135 of 184	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.9	10 of 30	66.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	136 of 333	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	86 of 346	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	108 of 350	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	48 of 210	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	36.0	126 of 196	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+36 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2024)51st percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)50th percentile+9 vs school

Asian (2024)48th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2024)35th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2024)31st percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile~ school

Native American (2024)27th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History36%-6 vs state

English Language Arts I30%+4 vs state

Science13%-17 vs state

Mathematics11%-15 vs state

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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 11th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 11th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 11th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	OSTP U.S. History 11th Grade	OSTP U.S. History All Grades	Total
Putnam City High School	Public	9-12	5300 NW 50th Street	Oklahoma City	73122	Oklahoma County	Putnam City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 789-4350	1,995	102	19.6	66.4%	412 (20.7%)	528 (26.5%)	701 (35.1%)	114 (5.7%)	34 (1.7%)	5 (0.3%)	201 (10.1%)	33.6	319^th of 463 public high schools	31.1%		41.2	240^th of 431 public high schools	44.3%	79	30.0	30.0	11.0	11.0	13.0	13.0	36.0	36.0	$10,723
Bethany High School	Public	9-12	4500 N Mueller	Bethany	73008	Oklahoma County	Bethany	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 789-6370	558	34	16.4	31.5%	307 (55.0%)	14 (2.5%)	135 (24.2%)	8 (1.4%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.9%)	93.5	19^th of 463 public high schools	95.9%		98.5	11^th of 431 public high schools	97.4%	8	59.0	59.0	37.0	37.0	32.0	32.0	68.0	68.0	$11,326
Northwest Classen High School	Public	9-12	2801 Northwest 27th Street	Oklahoma City	73107	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-6300	1,914	102	18.6	95.6%	143 (7.5%)	133 (6.9%)	1,476 (77.1%)	48 (2.5%)	31 (1.6%)	10 (0.5%)	73 (3.8%)	7.5	453^rd of 463 public high schools	2.2%		12.6	396^th of 431 public high schools	8.1%	57	12.0	12.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	21.0	21.0	$11,626
Epic Charter Virtual High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1900 NW Expy Floor R3	Oklahoma City	73118	Oklahoma County	Epic Charter Virtual School	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(405) 749-4550	14,517	676	21.4	72.1%	7,282 (50.2%)	886 (6.1%)	2,370 (16.3%)	77 (0.5%)	1,005 (6.9%)	15 (0.1%)	2,882 (19.9%)	29.5	354^th of 463 public high schools	23.5%		26.2	326^th of 431 public high schools	24.4%	28	25.0	25.0	8.0	8.0	20.0	20.0	29.0	29.0	$10,391
Putnam City West High School	Public	9-12	8500 NW 23rd Street	Oklahoma City	73127	Oklahoma County	Putnam City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 787-1140	2,032	117	17.3	68.9%	298 (14.7%)	240 (11.8%)	1,274 (62.7%)	22 (1.1%)	33 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	163 (8.0%)	13	433^rd of 463 public high schools	6.5%		16.5	379^th of 431 public high schools	12.1%	54	14.0	14.0	4.0	4.0	7.0	7.0	28.0	28.0	$11,995
Astec Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2401 NW 23rd Street Ste 39A	Oklahoma City	73107	Oklahoma County	Astec Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 947-6272	435	22	19.5	98.9%	12 (2.8%)	4 (0.9%)	407 (93.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	31.4	335^th of 463 public high schools	27.6%		25	332^nd of 431 public high schools	23.0%	3	28.0	28.0	2.0	2.0	6.0	6.0	50.0	50.0	$12,368
Putnam Heights Academy High School	Public	9-12	1601 Northwest 36th Street	Oklahoma City	73118	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-2700	95	15	6.5	92.6%	8 (8.4%)	35 (36.8%)	41 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)	5.4	459^th of 463 public high schools	0.9%		5.5	426^th of 431 public high schools	1.2%	33	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	$52,254
Proud To Partner Leadership High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4149 Highline Boulevard	Oklahoma City	73108	Oklahoma County	Proud To Partner Leadership Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(405) 697-0459	55	4	13.7	87.3%	8 (14.5%)	29 (52.7%)	18 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.1	455^th of 463 public high schools	1.7%					(n/a)	8.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	8.0	15.0	15.0
Harding Fine Arts High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3333 N Shartel Ave	Oklahoma City	73118	Oklahoma County	Harding Fine Arts Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 702-4322	400	25	15.9	62.5%	131 (32.8%)	106 (26.5%)	95 (23.8%)	7 (1.8%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.3%)	71.3	99^th of 463 public high schools	78.6%		77.5	74^th of 431 public high schools	82.8%	25	52.0	52.0	15.0	15.0	25.0	25.0	54.0	54.0	$10,322
Classen High School Of Advanced Studies	Public	9-12	1901 North Ellison Avenue	Oklahoma City	73106	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-5400	810	46	17.6	45.6%	265 (32.7%)	146 (18.0%)	195 (24.1%)	91 (11.2%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	98 (12.1%)	97	10^th of 463 public high schools	97.8%		99.5	3^rd of 431 public high schools	99.3%	7	85.0	85.0	43.0	43.0	36.0	36.0	72.0	72.0	$12,896

Frequently Asked Questions about Putnam City High School

How many students attend Putnam City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,995 students attended Putnam City High School.

What district is Putnam City High School in?

Putnam City

Is Putnam City High School a good school?

Putnam City High School ranks 319^th of 463 Oklahoma high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Putnam City High School?

Putnam City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arbor Grove Elementary School
Elementary : Central Elementary School
Elementary : Coronado Heights Elementary School
Elementary : Northridge Elementary School
Elementary : Rollingwood Elementary School
Elementary : Tulakes Elementary School
Middle : Cooper Middle School
Middle : James L. Capps Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Putnam City High School?

Students at Putnam City High School are 35% Hispanic, 26% African American, 21% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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