The Oklahoma City Public Schools, abbreviated OKCPS, is a multicultural

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district serving most of the

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and ...

. It is the second largest primary and secondary education district in the state of

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

, after Tulsa Public Schools, with 66 schools and approximately 32,086 students enrolled students during the 2021–2022 school year.

History

Subscription schools were the first schools in

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, but public schools began to emerge in the 1890s, shortly before 1907 statehood. By 1909, Oklahoma City had ten public school buildings.Wilson, Linda D. "Oklahoma City" , Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed April 19, 2013) By 1930 the city had three high schools, six junior high schools, and 51 elementary schools with an enrollment of 38,593.

Schools

High schools

Capitol Hill High School Capitol Hill High School (CHHS) is a public high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is part of the Oklahoma City Public Schools. The high school has recorded a significant history with noteworthy sucess in interscholastic sports activities. ...

Classen School of Advanced Studies Classen School of Advanced Studies, often referred to as Classen SAS, CSAS or simply Classen, is a public speciality school serving students in grades 9–12 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma City Public Schools program participates in th ...

Dove Science Academy Dove Schools is a college-preparatory charter school district in Oklahoma. It was founded and organized in 2000 by Sky Foundation, Inc. as a single middle school serving 218 students in grades 6–8. As of 2022, it serves just under 3000 students ...

Frederick A. Douglass High School Frederick A. Douglass High School is a public high school in the city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school is known for its role in serving African-American students in the state of Oklahoma and has produced a variety of academic researchers an ...

Emerson North Alternative High SchoolEmerson South Middle-High School
* U. S. Grant High School *

Harding Charter Preparatory High School Harding Charter Preparatory High School is an open-access public charter high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was founded in 2003 and is sponsored by the Oklahoma City Public Schools system, offering a free public college-preparatory educati ...

Harding Fine Arts Academy Harding Fine Arts Academy (HFAA) is a college preparatory high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is sponsored by the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. HFAA serves students from grade 9 to 12. It is a public, charter high school; ther ...

* John Marshall High School * Northwest Classen High School *

Oklahoma Centennial High School Oklahoma Centennial Middle/High School was a grade 7–12 public education school in the Oklahoma City Public Schools district.http://www.okcps.org/Domain/81 Oklahoma City Middle/High School In 2008, the school occupied its permanent building, loc ...

Santa Fe South Charter High SchoolSanta Fe South Pathways Middle College
* Southeast High School *

Star Spencer High School Star Spencer High School is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In 1901 a group of people from Spencer County, Indiana relocated in Oklahoma. They built an elevator and mill, a grocery store and later a hardware store. They named their new town Spe ...

Middle schools

*Jefferson Middle School *Roosevelt Middle School *

Taft Middle School Taft Middle School is a historic Oklahoma City school. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Taft Junior High School. With At 2901 NW 23rd Street, the school's art deco-style building was designed by Layton, Hicks & Forsyt ...

*Northeast Academy *Belle Isle Enterprise *John W. Rex Charter *Oklahoma Centennial Mid-High School *Rogers Middle School *Emerson South Mid-high School *Douglass Mid-High School *Classen School of Advanced Studies *Webster Middle School *Southeast Middle School

References

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