Original Research by School Decision on Putnam City Hs
Putnam City High School serves grades nine through twelve in the northwestern part of Oklahoma City, as part of the Putnam City Schools district. It is a large public high school, with a student body numbering roughly two thousand students spread across the four grade levels. Hispanic students form the largest group, followed by Black students, then White students. Asian and multiracial students each make up a moderate share of the enrollment, while American Indian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students are present in smaller numbers. Information on how many students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, receive special education services, or are classified as English learners was not reported in the sources used for this profile.
The school sits within the Putnam City district, which in 2024 passed a bond issue described publicly as the largest in district history. The bond funded school safety improvements, classroom technology, transportation, and facility upgrades across all schools in the district. That investment is likely to affect the physical learning environment at the high school as well.
The housing market in the school’s ZIP code area shows home values below both the state and national benchmarks, and rents also come in lower than the national average. This suggests that the immediate area around the school is relatively more affordable than many parts of the Oklahoma City region. Oklahoma City itself is a sprawling, auto-oriented capital whose economy is anchored by energy, government, aviation, and livestock. Walkable street life is concentrated downtown; the northwest part of the city, where the high school is located, is primarily residential and suburban in character.
No state assessment results appear in the data available for this school, nor is a graduation rate or chronic absenteeism rate reported. The same is true for information on Advanced Placement courses, dual-credit programs, career and technical education offerings, staffing ratios, and discipline data. Because these are categories commonly tracked for high schools, their absence means that a family considering Putnam City High School will need to seek current academic outcome data and program details directly from the school or the district office. Without that information, it is not possible to characterize the school’s academic performance or student support environment from this profile.
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