Lawton Public Schools Explained

Lawton Public Schools
Budget:	$130,205,000
Established:	1901
Region:	Comanche County
Grades:	Elementary K-5 Middle School 6-8 High School 9-12
Superintendent:	Kevin Hime
Ratio:	15:1
Teachers:	1,089
Students:	14,100
Conference:	6A & 5A
Schools:	33
Location:	753 Fort Sill Boulevard Lawton, Oklahoma 73502
Country:	United States of America

Lawton Public Schools is a public school district based in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States.

The district serves most of the city of Lawton, about half of Medicine Park, and surrounding rural areas in central Comanche County.^[1] Secondary students living in the dependent districts of Bishop and Flower Mound also attend Lawton Public Schools.

History

The Oklahoma Department of Education closed the Medicine Park School District in 1990 and split it between the Lawton and Elgin school districts.^[2]

Schools

Lawton Public Schools operates three high schools, four middle schools, nineteen elementary schools, and two pre-kindergarten centers.

High schools

• Grades 9-12
  • Eisenhower High School
  • Lawton High School
  • MacArthur High School
  • Life Ready Center

Middle schools

• Grades 6-8
  • Central Middle School
  • Eisenhower Middle School
  • MacArthur Middle School
  • Tomlinson Middle School

Elementary schools

• Grades K-5
  • Almor West Elementary School
  • Carriage Hills Elementary School
  • Cleveland Elementary
  • Crosby Park Elementary School
  • Edison Elementary School
  • Eisenhower Elementary School
  • Freedom Elementary School
  • Hugh Bish Elementary School
  • John Adams Elementary School
  • Lincoln Elementary School
  • Pat Henry Elementary School
  • Ridgecrest Elementary School
  • Washington Elementary School
  • Whittier Elementary School
  • Woodland Hills Elementary School
• Grades PK-5
  • Carriage Hills Elementary School
  • Pioneer Park Elementary School
  • Sullivan Village Elementary School

Pre-Kindergarten Centers

• Beginnings Academy
• Learning Tree Academy

See also

• List of school districts in Oklahoma

External links

• Lawton Public Schools – Official site.
• Oklahoma State Department of Education

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Comanche County, OK. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-01-21.
2. News: Killackey. Jim. State Divides Medicine Park School District. The Daily Oklahoman. 1990-07-27. 14. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.