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Putnam City Schools
Putnam City is a public school district in Oklahoma, based in Oklahoma County (Warr Acres). SchoolGrade grades 26 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Putnam 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 Putnam City
25 of 26 schools in Putnam City carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 4D: 15F: 6
Best schools in Putnam 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 Ralph Downs ES (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Northridge ES (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Dennis ES (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Putnam City North HS (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Hefner MS (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Coronado Heights ES (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Cooper MS (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Putnam City HS (High school, meets expectations)
- D Lake Park ES (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- James L Capps MS (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Putnam City
All schools, A to Z (26)
- D- Apollo ES, Bethany
- D- Arbor Grove ES, Oklahoma City
- D- Central ES, Warr Acres
- D Cooper MS, Oklahoma City
- D+ Coronado Heights ES, Oklahoma City
- C- Dennis ES, Oklahoma City
- D- Harvest Hills ES, Oklahoma City
- D+ Hefner MS, Oklahoma City
- F Hilldale ES, Oklahoma City
- D- James L Capps MS, Warr Acres
- Kirkland Early Childhood Ctr, Oklahoma City
- D Lake Park ES, Bethany
- F Mayfield MS, Oklahoma City
- C Northridge ES, Oklahoma City
- D- Overholser ES, Bethany
- D Putnam City HS, Oklahoma City
- C- Putnam City North HS, Oklahoma City
- D- Putnam City West HS, Oklahoma City
- C Ralph Downs ES, Oklahoma City
- D- Rollingwood ES, Oklahoma City
- F Tulakes ES, Oklahoma City
- F Western Oaks ES, Bethany
- D- Western Oaks MS, Bethany
- F Wiley Post ES, Oklahoma City
- D- Will Rogers ES, Oklahoma City
- F Windsor Hills ES, Oklahoma City
Where Putnam City schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Oklahoma City (19)
- Bethany (5)
- Warr Acres (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Oklahoma
- County: Oklahoma County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 18,733 students with 1,191 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,306 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4025290
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Bethany (4 schools, 1 mi)
- Yukon (12 schools, 7 mi)
- Western Heights (8 schools, 7 mi)
- Oklahoma City (58 schools, 8 mi)
- Millwood (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Crooked Oak (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Mustang (16 schools, 11 mi)
- Piedmont (7 schools, 11 mi)
Questions about Putnam City
How many schools are in Putnam City?
SchoolGrade grades 26 public schools in Putnam City, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Putnam City serve?
The largest by graded schools: Oklahoma City, Bethany, Warr Acres.
How good are the schools in Putnam City?
Across the 25 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 16.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 21%. 52% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Putnam City?
18,733 students were enrolled in Putnam City in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Putnam City?
Putnam City is in Oklahoma, based in Oklahoma County, with its district office in Warr Acres. Its boundary covers about 40.7 sq mi.