NCES CCD 2024-25 11 schools OK

Best-Resourced Schools in Midwest City, OK

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11 public K-12 schools in Midwest City from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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11
Schools
9,116
Students
36.2/100
Avg Resource Index
25.1:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Midwest City has more public-school enrollment than 78% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Midwest City's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

5 of Midwest City's 11 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Governance mix is central to a fair comparison

5 of 11 listed Midwest City campuses are reported as charters, so district-run and charter records occupy substantial shares of the same city view. They may follow different governance, enrollment, and program structures even when their mailing city matches. The 36-point gap between Ridgecrest Es and Insight School of Oklahoma Ms should be read within that context, not as a single-system league table. Check charter status and district affiliation before comparing two nearby schools, and verify current admissions rules with the operator.

City enrollment
Top 22%
School count
Top 35%
Resource Index average
30th percentile
Teacher staffing
1st percentile

Okla. Virtual Charter Acad Es accounts for 15.7% of all Midwest City public-school enrollment

That concentration means Midwest City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Midwest City school enrollment varies 7.0× across entities

Midwest City school enrollment ranges from 204 students (lowest) to 1,428 students (highest), a spread of 1,224 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Midwest City student-teacher ratio is 25.1:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

5 of Midwest City's 11 listed schools are charters

45% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Ridgecrest Es 49
2. Okla. Virtual Charter Acad Hs 44
3. Cleveland Bailey Es 43
4. Insight School of Oklahoma Hs 39
5. Okla. Virtual Charter Acad Ms 38
6. Soldier Creek Es 38
7. Okla. Virtual Charter Acad Es 37
8. Midwest City Hs 37
9. Midwest City Ms 36
10. Midwest City Es 24
11. Insight School of Oklahoma Ms 13

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Midwest City

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Midwest City Es 75.8/100
  2. 2 Cleveland Bailey Es 74.4/100
  3. 3 Midwest City Ms 74.3/100
  4. 4 Ridgecrest Es 73.6/100
  5. 5 Soldier Creek Es 73.5/100

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Which Midwest City school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Ridgecrest Es has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Midwest City schools in this federal-data comparison at 49/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Midwest City, OK? ▼

Midwest City has 11 public schools with a total enrollment of 9,116 students. 5 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 25.1:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.