Oklahoma City Public Schools Explained

Oklahoma City Public Schools
Motto:	Preparing students for success in school, work, and life
Type:	Public, Primary, Secondary, Co-Educational, Independent
Budget:	$400 million^[1]
Grades:	PK–12
Superintendent:	Dr. Sean McDaniel
Students:	32,086 (2021-2022)
Staff:	4,600
Schools:	66
Location:	3101 Lyon Blvd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112
Country:	USA

The Oklahoma City Public Schools, abbreviated OKCPS, is a multicultural public school district serving most of the urban area of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is the second largest primary and secondary education district in the state of Oklahoma, after Tulsa Public Schools, with 66 schools and approximately 32,086 students enrolled students during the 2021 - 2022 school year.^[2]

History

Subscription schools were the first schools in Oklahoma Territory, but public schools began to emerge in the 1890s, shortly before 1907 statehood. By 1909, Oklahoma City had ten public school buildings.^[3] By 1930 the city had three high schools, six junior high schools, and 51 elementary schools with an enrollment of 38,593.^[3]

Boundary

The district boundary, all in Oklahoma County, includes the majority of Oklahoma City, as well as: Nichols Hills, Spencer, The Village, and Valley Brook; and portions of: Choctaw, Del City, Midwest City, and Nicoma Park.^[4]

Schools

High schools

• Capitol Hill High School
• Classen School of Advanced Studies
• Dove Science Academy
• Frederick A. Douglass High School
• Emerson North Alternative High School
• Emerson South Middle-High School
• U. S. Grant High School
• Harding Charter Preparatory High School
• Harding Fine Arts Academy
• John Marshall High School
• Northwest Classen High School
• Santa Fe South Charter High School
• Santa Fe South Pathways Middle College
• Southeast High School
• Star Spencer High School
• Putnam Heights Academy

Middle schools

• Jefferson Middle School
• John Marshall Enterprise Middle School
• Roosevelt Middle School
• Taft Middle School
• Northeast Academy
• Belle Isle Enterprise
• John W. Rex Charter
• Oklahoma Centennial Mid-High School
• Rogers Middle School
• Emerson South Mid-high School
• FD Moon Middle School
• Wheeler Middle School
• Capitol Hill Middle School
• Classen School of Advanced Studies
• Webster Middle School
• Southeast Middle School
• Mary Golda Ross Middle School

Elementary schools

• Adams Elementary School
• Adelaide Lee Elementary School - The district plans to open a replacement facility in 2026, which would cost $29,330,000.^[5]
• Arthur Elementary School
• Bodine Elementary School
• Britton Elementary School
• Buchanan Elementary School
• César Chávez Elementary School
• Cleveland Elementary School
• Coolidge Elementary School
• Esperanza Elementary School
• Eugene Field Elementary School
• Fillmore Elementary School
• Hawthorne Elementary School
• Hayes Elementary School
• Heronville Elementary School
• Hillcrest Elementary School
• Kaiser Elementary School
• Mark Twain Elementary School
• Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
• Monroe Elementary School
• Nicole Hills Elementary School
• Prairie Queen Elementary School
• Quail Creek Elementary School
• Ridgeview Elementary School
• Rockwood Elementary School
• Southern Hills Elementary School
• Spencer Elementary School
• Thelma Parks Elementary school
• Van Buren Elementary School
• Willow Brook Elementary School
• Wilson Elementary School

Early Childhood Education Centers

• Gatewood Early Learning Center

Pre-K

• Pre-K Center at Horace Mann
• Pre-K Center at Johnson

Former schools

• Shidler Elementary School - The district intended to close that school in 2026 and move all students to Adelaide Lee Elementary School, which was to have a new building at that time. However in 2023 an issue with the building's structure caused the district to move many of the students to Adelaide Lee Elementary. In 2023 the district's board of education voted to immediately close the entire Shidler Elementary permanently and move all students to Adelaide Lee Elementary; the district decided that using only part of the Shidler Elementary facility would cause problems. That year the district was considering whether to repair the Shidler building and use it for another purpose.^[5]

External links

• Oklahoma City Public Schools

Notes and References

1. "Oklahoma City Public Schools" https://www.usa.com/school-district-4022770.htm, USA.com (accessed April 19, 2013)
2. News: School enrollment on rise again after pandemic plunge . 13 January 2022 . The Journal Record . 12 January 2022.
3. Wilson, Linda D. "Oklahoma City" Web site: Oklahoma City . 2014-12-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525163038/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/O/OK025.html . 2011-05-25 ., Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed April 19, 2013)
4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oklahoma County, OK. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-01-28.
5. Web site: Martinez-Keel. Nuria. South-side elementary school to be shut down three years early over structural issues. The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 2023-06-06. 2024-01-26.