Oklahoma · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Public Schools in Oklahoma

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

75/100
Top score
B+
Top grade
68/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Kildare Public School in Ponca City is Oklahoma's top-resourced public school, scoring 75/100 on the NCES resource index.

75/100
top score (grade B+)
1
schools at the top grade (B+)
68/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Kildare Public School Ponca City B+ 75
2 Peavine Public School Stilwell B 73
3 Stratford Hs Stratford B 72
4 Mooreland Hs Mooreland B 72
5 Lomega Es Loyal B 72
6 Kiowa Es Kiowa B 71
7 Laverne Hs Laverne B 71
8 Caddo Hs Caddo B 71
9 Norwood Public School Hulbert B 71
10 Shady Grove Public School Hulbert B 70
11 Waukomis Hs Waukomis B 70
12 Okay Hs Okay B 70
13 Mark Twain Es Duncan B- 69
14 Snyder Hs Snyder B- 69
15 Clayton Hs Clayton B- 69
16 Kingfisher Hs Kingfisher B- 68
17 Jennings Public School Jennings B- 68
18 Anderson Public School Sand Springs B- 68
19 Keys Hs Park Hill B- 68
20 Bray-Doyle Es Marlow B- 68
21 Whitesboro Es Whitesboro B- 68
22 Cottonwood Public School Coalgate B- 68
23 Quinton Hs Quinton B- 68
24 Cameron Hs Cameron B- 68
25 Okarche Hs Okarche B- 68
26 Stroud Hs Stroud B- 67
27 Alex Es Alex B- 67
28 Arapaho-Butler Hs Arapaho B- 67
29 Welch Es Welch B- 67
30 Emerson Es Coalgate B- 66
31 Okarche Es Okarche B- 66
32 Obuch Ms Antlers B- 66
33 Stroud Ms Stroud B- 66
34 Heritage Elementary Kingfisher B- 66
35 Ketchum Hs Ketchum B- 66
36 Big Pasture Es Randlett B- 66
37 Alex Hs Alex B- 66
38 Turkey Ford Public School Wyandotte B- 66
39 Twin Hills Public School Okmulgee B- 65
40 Medford Es Medford B- 65
41 Wilburton Hs Wilburton B- 65
42 Hooker Hs Hooker B- 65
43 Sayre Hs Sayre B- 65
44 Mounds Hs Mounds B- 65
45 Rock Creek Hs Bokchito B- 65
46 Pittsburg Es Pittsburg B- 65
47 Shattuck Hs Shattuck B- 65
48 Lone Grove Hs Lone Grove C+ 64
49 Zaneis Public School Wilson C+ 64
50 Alva Hs Alva C+ 64

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Oklahoma? ▼

The top-rated school in Oklahoma is Kildare Public School in Ponca City with a quality score of 75/100 (grade B+). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.