📍 1401 West Grand Avenue, Ponca City, Kay County, 74601
Ponca City West Ms is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ponca City, Kay County. The school has 686 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ponca City school district. It serves grades 6–7 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ponca City West Ms enrolls 686 students across grades 6–7. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 13% American Indian or Alaska Native and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 390 | 57% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 90 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 17 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
521 of the school's 686 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ponca City West Ms is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-30, state senate district 10, state house district 37.
Ponca City West Ms is one of 11 schools in PONCA CITY, based in Ponca City, Oklahoma. The district serves 4,466 students district-wide and employs 262 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 686 students, Ponca City West Ms is larger than the district average of about 406 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote