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Ponca City Schools
Ponca City is a public school district in Oklahoma, based in Kay County (Ponca City). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Ponca City on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Ponca City
10 of 11 schools in Ponca City carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 3D: 7
Best schools in Ponca City
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C Woodlands ES (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C E M Trout ES (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Ponca City HS (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Ponca City East MS (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D+ Roosevelt ES (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Union ES (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Ponca City West MS (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D Garfield ES (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Liberty ES (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Lincoln ES (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Ponca City
All schools, A to Z (11)
- C E M Trout ES, Ponca City
- D Garfield ES, Ponca City
- D- Liberty ES, Ponca City
- D- Lincoln ES, Ponca City
- D+ Ponca City East MS, Ponca City
- C- Ponca City HS, Ponca City
- D Ponca City West MS, Ponca City
- D+ Roosevelt ES, Ponca City
- D Union ES, Ponca City
- Washington Pre Kg Center, Ponca City
- C Woodlands ES, Ponca City
Where Ponca City schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Ponca City (11)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Oklahoma
- County: Kay County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,580 students with 262 full-time-equivalent teachers and 674 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4024690
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
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Questions about Ponca City
How many schools are in Ponca City?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Ponca City, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Ponca City serve?
The largest by graded schools: Ponca City.
How good are the schools in Ponca City?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 22.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 23.9%. 90% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Ponca City?
4,580 students were enrolled in Ponca City in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Ponca City?
Ponca City is in Oklahoma, based in Kay County, with its district office in Ponca City. Its boundary covers about 164 sq mi.