The highest-poverty public schools in Kay County, Oklahoma
21 public schools in Kay County, Oklahoma appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. LIBERTY ES leads the list at 96.7%, against a median of 75.8% across the ranked schools.
The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.
| # | School | City | % FRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIBERTY ES | Ponca City, OK | 96.7% |
| 2 | GARFIELD ES | Ponca City, OK | 96.4% |
| 3 | LINCOLN ES | Ponca City, OK | 96.2% |
| 4 | UNION ES | Ponca City, OK | 90.4% |
| 5 | ROOSEVELT ES | Ponca City, OK | 89.3% |
| 6 | PONCA CITY WEST MS | Ponca City, OK | 81.9% |
| 7 | WASHINGTON PRE KG CENTER | Ponca City, OK | 80.0% |
| 8 | BLACKWELL ES | Blackwell, OK | 79.3% |
| 9 | PONCA CITY EAST MS | Ponca City, OK | 79.1% |
| 10 | E. M. TROUT ES | Ponca City, OK | 78.3% |
| 11 | BLACKWELL MS | Blackwell, OK | 75.8% |
| 12 | TONKAWA ES | Tonkawa, OK | 72.6% |
| 13 | PONCA CITY HS | Ponca City, OK | 71.0% |
| 14 | KILDARE PUBLIC SCHOOL | Ponca City, OK | 70.6% |
| 15 | TONKAWA MS | Tonkawa, OK | 70.1% |
| 16 | BLACKWELL HS | Blackwell, OK | 67.4% |
| 17 | NEWKIRK ES | Newkirk, OK | 64.7% |
| 18 | NEWKIRK MS | Newkirk, OK | 64.3% |
| 19 | TONKAWA HS | Tonkawa, OK | 62.1% |
| 20 | WOODLANDS ES | Ponca City, OK | 55.8% |
| 21 | NEWKIRK HS | Newkirk, OK | 52.7% |
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