Enrollment
320
Middle
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PONCA CITY·NCES 402469002288
Ponca City East Middle School
612 East Grand, Ponca City, OK 74601 · (580) 767-8010 · Kay County
GRADES 08–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
253 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 320 | 100% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ponca City East Middle School→Ponca City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PONCA CITY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
19.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
12.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oklahoma's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ponca City East Middle School
Ponca City East Middle School's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponca City East Middle School this school | 320 | 79.1% | 18.0% |
| Muldrow Middle School Muldrow | 345 | 80.3% | 26.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Chickasha | 308 | 79.2% | 36.3% |
| McLoud Intermediate School McLoud | 328 | 75.6% | 25.6% |
| Kingston Middle School Kingston | 271 | 81.9% | N/A |
| Stigler Middle School Stigler | 320 | 75.9% | 30.3% |
Matched among Oklahoma middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ponca City East Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #207 of 222 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #202 of 223 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #181 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #168 of 356 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #100 of 237 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #104 of 237 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.1% | #81 of 308 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #36 of 113 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
320
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 320 | 20.8 | 15.4:1 | 79% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 22.2 | 17.4:1 | 73% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 23.4 | 15.1:1 | 74% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 65% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 22.3 | 17.1:1 | 63% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 67% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 69% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 39% (195) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ponca City East Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (380 to 320); teachers down 7% (22.3 to 20.8).
About Ponca City East Middle School
Ponca City East Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Enrollment is 320 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grade 8.
The 11 schools in PONCA CITY enroll 4,466 students altogether, Ponca City East Middle School among them.
Roughly 53% of students at Ponca City East Middle School are White. Enrollment also includes 16% Native American, 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 3% Pacific Islander. Among people living in Kay County, the White share is about 74%. Ponca City East Middle School's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Ponca City East Middle School total 20.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.4:1. That matches the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 79%.
allk12 grades Ponca City East Middle School a D. The grade compares the school only with Oklahoma public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Ponca City East Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (18.0%) and its predicted rate (28.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools.
Among Kay County residents, the median household income is $58,423, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Besides Ponca City East Middle School, Kay County has 21 other public schools.
Garfield Elementary School is located about 0.4 miles from Ponca City East Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Ponca City East Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Ponca City East Middle School as Town: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 13 fewer students in 2024-25.
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Kay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,625
Census ACS
Median income
$58,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,295 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PONCA CITY
- Ponca City High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Ponca City West Middle SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 316 students
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
- E. M. Trout Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
- Woodlands Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
Other schools in Ponca City
- Ponca City High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Ponca City West Middle SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 316 students
- McCord Public SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
- E. M. Trout Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Elementary School0.4 mi · 220
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.5 mi · 252
- Ponca City High School0.9 mi · 1,498
- Liberty Elementary School1.2 mi · 241
- Ponca City West Middle School1.3 mi · 607
- Washington Pre Kg Center1.4 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Ponca City East Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ponca City East Middle School?
Ponca City East Middle School enrolls approximately 320 students in grades 08-08.
What age range does Ponca City East Middle School serve?
Ponca City East Middle School serves students from grade 08 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ponca City East Middle School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Ponca City East Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ponca City East Middle School?
At Ponca City East Middle School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Ponca City East Middle School public or private?
Ponca City East Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PONCA CITY.
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