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C+

Ada Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Ada.

Ada’s School Grade B better than 58% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
2,696
Schools
6
Spent per student
$11,575
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$8.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ada Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the OK average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $8.1M, about $3,017 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% of the 522 Oklahoma school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BAda 16,660

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ada. Grade by grade →

PK–32 elementary schoolsByng Public Schools
7–9Ada JHSThis district
10–12Ada HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency17%
State average 24.9% · 1,211 students tested
Reading / language arts23%
State average 27.2% · 1,216 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 81.2% · 172 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,575 per student · 5% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 47%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,423’20
2,496’21
2,657’22
2,660’23
2,696’24

Up 11.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 36%Two or more races 24%American Indian/Alaska Native 22%Hispanic 15%Black 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools.

Ada Ec CTR
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Ada
360 students14:1
Hayes Es
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Ada
414 students16:1
Washington Es
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Ada
B−
392 students16:1
Willard Es
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Ada
C+
373 students13:1
Ada JHS
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Ada
C
581 students13:1
Ada HS
High · Grades 10–12 · Ada
A−
576 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Byng Public SchoolsByng
$11,320per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oklahoma.