Total enrollment
4,466
+58 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in PONCA CITY
Oklahoma · 4,466 students · 1 city
Public K-12 education in PONCA CITY runs across 11 schools with combined enrollment of about 4,466 students, averaging 406 per school.
4-year change in PONCA CITY
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How PONCA CITY ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Oklahoma | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,466 | #26 of 223 | #2,173 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #15 of 223 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #176 of 222 | #7,438 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 79.7% | #43 of 223 | #1,246 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #42 of 133 | #643 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside PONCA CITY
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Woodlands Elementary School at 48.9% proficient to Ponca City East Middle School at 18.0%, a gap of 30.9 points. That is the 15th widest gap among 34 Oklahoma districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 4,928 to 4,466 students (down 9%) and from 274 to 255 full-time teachers (down 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PONCA CITY HS | Ponca City | High | 09-12 | 1,498 |
| PONCA CITY WEST MS | Ponca City | Middle | 06-07 | 607 |
| PONCA CITY EAST MS | Ponca City | Middle | 08-08 | 320 |
| LINCOLN ES | Ponca City | Elementary | KG-05 | 316 |
| UNION ES | Ponca City | Elementary | KG-05 | 272 |
| E. M. TROUT ES | Ponca City | Elementary | KG-05 | 267 |
| WOODLANDS ES | Ponca City | Elementary | KG-05 | 258 |
| ROOSEVELT ES | Ponca City | Elementary | KG-05 | 252 |
| LIBERTY ES | Ponca City | Elementary | KG-05 | 241 |
| GARFIELD ES | Ponca City | Elementary | KG-05 | 220 |
| WASHINGTON PRE KG CENTER | Ponca City | Elementary | PK-PK | 215 |
About PONCA CITY
Across 11 schools, PONCA CITY educates about 4,466 students in Oklahoma. By footprint it is a sparse district.
For a sense of the school types, PONCA CITY comprises 8 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,466 students, remained close to its prior level from the 4,408 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for PONCA CITY discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.