Best Public Schools in Zip Code 73117

Summary:

The 73117 zip code in Oklahoma City contains only one public high school, Douglass High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has faced significant challenges, with a declining statewide ranking and low academic proficiency rates, despite relatively high spending per student and smaller class sizes.

Douglass High School has seen its statewide ranking drop from 338 out of 350 Oklahoma high schools in 2021-2022 to 424 out of 439 in 2022-2023 and 405 out of 431 in 2023-2024, consistently receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Only 11.2% of 11th-grade students are proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 3.3% are proficient or better in Mathematics, indicating significant academic challenges. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 94.76% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite the school's high spending per student of $14,555 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.7, the academic performance and overall school performance have not improved. This suggests the need for a closer examination of resource allocation and targeted interventions to address the specific challenges faced by Douglass High School and improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CCRA English Language Arts (2024)	CCRA Mathematics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CCRA English Language Arts 11th Grade	CCRA Mathematics 11th Grade	Total
Douglass High School	Public	9-12	900 North Martin Luther King A	Oklahoma City	73117	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-4200	649	55	11.7	94.8%	30 (4.6%)	450 (69.3%)	89 (13.7%)	10 (1.5%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.2%)								(n/a)	11.2	3.3	$19,540

Cities Near Zip Code 73117

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oklahoma City	0.35 mi	147	64^th
Del City	2.99 mi	5
Midwest City	3.36 mi	11
Spencer	5.35 mi	2
Nichols Hills	6.18 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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