PONCA CITY EAST MS

As a low-enrollment junior high in Ponca City, Oklahoma, PONCA CITY EAST MS hosts 320 students from grade 8, operated by PONCA CITY.

Across the 11 schools in PONCA CITY (4,466 students total), PONCA CITY EAST MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, PONCA CITY EAST MS records that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 16% Native American, 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Kay County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PONCA CITY EAST MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kay County) reports that median household income runs about $58,423, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Kay County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,295 students), PONCA CITY EAST MS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GARFIELD ES, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PONCA CITY EAST MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PONCA CITY EAST MS at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 37.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 380 students in 2018 compared to 320 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 62% to 53% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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