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Plainview Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Ardmore, and parts of Lone Grove.

Ardmore’s School Grade B better than 64% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
1,568
Schools
4
Spent per student
$10,911
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$4.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Plainview Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 90% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the OK average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.8M, about $3,067 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 90% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BArdmore 24,956

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ardmore. Grade by grade →

PK–22 elementary schoolsThis district
3–52 elementary schoolsArdmore Public Schools
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsArdmore Public Schools

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 24.9% · 785 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 27.2% · 786 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 81.2% · 113 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
$10,911 per student · 11% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 44%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,495’20
1,572’21
1,554’22
1,585’23
1,568’24

Up 4.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%Two or more races 16%Hispanic 15%American Indian/Alaska Native 10%Asian 3%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Plainview Primary Es
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ardmore
406 students14:1
Plainview Intermediate Es
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Ardmore
A+
363 students13:1
Plainview MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ardmore
A−
366 students15:1
Plainview HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Ardmore
A
433 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Springer Public SchoolsGene Autry, Springer
$15,342per student
Dickson Public SchoolsDickson
$11,311per 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.