Mccord Public School, Ponca City OK

Original Research by School Decision on Mccord Public School

McCord Public School serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade as the only school in the McCord district, located on the outskirts of Ponca City in Osage County. The school’s enrollment is modest, with a student body that is predominantly white, alongside a notable share of students who identify as two or more races and a smaller but present group of American Indian students, reflecting the broader demographics of the area.

Academically, the school participates in Oklahoma’s state testing program, the OSTP. Results in math and English language arts were reported for some grades but suppressed for others, likely because small group sizes limit the state’s ability to release them. Where data is available, proficiency rates in math for third and fourth grade and in ELA for fifth grade are at levels that, when combined across all tested subjects and grades, place the school in the top quartile of proficiency among districts in Osage County. That is a meaningful strength for a school of this size. Science results for fifth grade were also suppressed. A parent considering the school may want to ask directly about the specific outcomes for the grades and subjects that were not publicly reported, particularly for sixth grade, since no proficiency rate was released for either math or ELA at that level.

Because the school ends at sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to consider. Data on chronic absenteeism and on the share of students receiving free or reduced-price meals were not available, so a reader cannot assess those dimensions from this source alone. The school is not a charter and its Title I status was not provided.

The surrounding community is Ponca City, a small city whose economy has long been tied to the petroleum industry, particularly the Phillips 66 refinery. Population has declined since the 1990s as ConocoPhillips reduced its local workforce, and the city has been working to diversify its employment base. Home values in the area are near the state average and have risen modestly in the past year. The school district itself recently issued a bond and made a substantial facilities investment, signaling attention to its physical plant despite its small size.

Overall, McCord Public School offers a relatively strong academic record compared to other districts in the county, though gaps in reported data mean the full picture is not publicly visible. Families will need to explore with the school what programs and supports are available across the elementary grades and what the transition to middle school looks like, since the district stops at sixth grade.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 51%

▲ 23 pts above state median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 23 pts above state median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 23 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 21 pts above state median

This schoolMCCORD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income60%Higher-income87%27 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income70%Higher-income80%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income82%Higher-income72%10 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income55%Higher-income38%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income53%Higher-income73%20 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income63%Higher-income67%4 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income73%Higher-income89%16 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income59%Higher-income56%3 pp gap