PONCA CITY WEST MS

PONCA CITY WEST MS is one of the sprawling junior highs in Ponca City, Oklahoma, part of PONCA CITY, with 607 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 7. That puts it 56% larger than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 388 students.

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

In terms of who attends, PONCA CITY WEST MS lists that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 16% Native American, 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 82% of students at PONCA CITY WEST MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, PONCA CITY WEST MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kay County put median household earnings sit near $58,423, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Kay County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,295 students), PONCA CITY WEST MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LINCOLN ES, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

PONCA CITY WEST MS operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PONCA CITY WEST MS has shrank 15%, going from 716 students in 2018 to 607 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 16% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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