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Putnam City North High School

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Putnam City North High School ranks 162 nd of 463 Oklahoma high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 463 Oklahoma High Schools

Better than 65% of Oklahoma high schools

Summary

Putnam City North High School is a public high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, serving 1,577 students in grades 9-12 and part of the Putnam City School District. The school has seen fluctuating academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 90th out of 350 schools in 2021-2022 to 162nd out of 463 schools in 2024-2025. While the school generally outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and U.S. History, it lags behind in Mathematics.

Putnam City North High School's performance varies among different student subgroups, with male students outperforming female students and Asian and Hispanic students showing stronger performance compared to multi-racial students. The school's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 77.3% to 87.0% in recent years, but its chronic absenteeism rates have been a concern, ranging from 19.0% to 50.5%. Compared to nearby schools, Putnam City North High School performs better than its closest district counterparts, Putnam City West High School and Putnam City High School, but is outperformed by higher-achieving schools in the surrounding area, such as Deer Creek High School and Bethany High School.

Putnam City North High School has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 57.64% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, which is higher than the nearby Deer Creek High School (18.37%) and Bethany High School (41.77%). This suggests the school may face additional challenges in supporting its student population, which could be a key factor in driving further improvements at the school.

1,567

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,857

Per pupil spending ?

55.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11800 North Rockwell Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73162-3162

(405) 722-4220

District: Putnam City

Feeder schools for Putnam City North High School:

Elementary:	Dennis Elementary School
	Harvest Hills Elementary School
	Kirkland Early Childhood Center
	Ralph Downs Elementary School
	More...
	Wiley Post Elementary School
	Will Rogers Elementary School
Middle:	Hefner Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.6%

White:

26.4%

Two or more races:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2010 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓87% graduate in 4 years — above the Oklahoma average (82%)

✓Above the Oklahoma median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 19% Oklahoma)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2010

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg24%

Oklahoma avg31%

162^nd of 463

Oklahoma public high schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	58.8	162 of 463	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	208 of 431	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	134 of 439	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	90 of 350	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	112 of 307	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.6	51 of 197	74.1%	★★★★☆
2016	59.9	97 of 251	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.8	109 of 449	75.7%	★★★★☆
2011	74.7	74 of 424	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.9	70 of 431	83.8%	★★★★☆
2009	81.5	42 of 428	90.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	24 of 42	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	34 of 65	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	22 of 70	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.5	22 of 24	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	16 of 26	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆
2024	35.1	21 of 31	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	14 of 29	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	46 of 73	37.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	79.0	8 of 67	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	169 of 333	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	145 of 353	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	17 of 101	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	39.2	86 of 145	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.3	21 of 129	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	17 of 66	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	29 of 65	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	50.5	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	157 of 374	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	210 of 370	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.9	142 of 380	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	78 of 201	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	77 of 187	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	44.6	196 of 361	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.8	90 of 355	74.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2022	14.6	38 of 42	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	31 of 43	27.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	64 of 102	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	132 of 187	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	91 of 184	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.2	22 of 30	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	41 of 333	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	73 of 346	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	49 of 350	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	29 of 210	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	39 of 196	80.1%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)88th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2024)61st percentile+9 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2024)49th percentile~ school

Male (2024)46th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)10th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History43%~ state avg

English Language Arts I41%+15 vs state

Science22%-8 vs state

Mathematics17%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

My child had many course choices and participated in extracurricular activities. The faculty, staff, and principals care about their future and have programs like Challenge Day. Everything that is in the community is in the school, but they really focus on their futures. Close Quote

Schools Near Putnam City North High School

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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 North High School	Public	9-12	11800 North Rockwell Avenue	Oklahoma City	73162	Oklahoma County	Putnam City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 722-4220	1,567	95	16.4	55.3%	413 (26.4%)	558 (35.6%)	201 (12.8%)	126 (8.0%)	14 (0.9%)	10 (0.6%)	245 (15.6%)	58.8	162^nd of 463 public high schools	65.0%		46.9	208^th of 431 public high schools	51.7%	46	41.0	41.0	17.0	17.0	22.0	22.0	43.0	43.0	$11,857
John Marshall High School	Public	9-12	12201 North Portland Avenue	Oklahoma City	73120	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-7200	802	50	15.9	90.6%	58 (7.2%)	356 (44.4%)	259 (32.3%)	50 (6.2%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.4%)	7.8	452^nd of 463 public high schools	2.4%		8.6	415^th of 431 public high schools	3.7%	37	12.0	12.0	2.0	2.0	7.0	7.0	12.0	12.0	$14,290
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
Deer Creek High School	Public	9-12	6101 Northwest 206th Street	Edmond	73012	Oklahoma County	Deer Creek	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 348-5720	2,290	96	23.9	22.5%	1,327 (57.9%)	183 (8.0%)	277 (12.1%)	223 (9.7%)	113 (4.9%)	7 (0.3%)	160 (7.0%)	98.2	5^th of 463 public high schools	98.9%		98.7	10^th of 431 public high schools	97.7%	5	67.0	67.0	42.0	42.0	49.0	49.0	66.0	66.0	$7,589
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
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
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
Dove Virtual High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1955 W 33rd Street suite 100	Edmond	73013	Oklahoma County	Dove Virtual Academy (CHARTER)	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(405) 216-3539	124	4	33.5	57.3%	33 (26.6%)	13 (10.5%)	63 (50.8%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.3%)	48.8	221^st of 463 public high schools	52.3%					(n/a)	26.0	26.0	13.0	13.0	30.0	30.0	40.0	40.0	$3,915
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Putnam City North High School

How many students attend Putnam City North High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,567 students attended Putnam City North High School.

What schools feed into Putnam City North High School?

Putnam City North High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dennis Elementary School
Elementary : Harvest Hills Elementary School
Elementary : Kirkland Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Ralph Downs Elementary School
Elementary : Wiley Post Elementary School
Elementary : Will Rogers Elementary School
Middle : Hefner Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Putnam City North High School?

Students at Putnam City North High School are 36% African American, 26% White, 16% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 8% Asian.

Is Putnam City North High School a good school?

Putnam City North High School ranks 162^nd of 463 Oklahoma high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Putnam City North High School in?

Putnam City

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