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Schools in Jenks · Jenks Public Schools, Bixby Public Schools

Jenks’s public schools outscore 85% of Oklahoma districts

35% of students in Jenks’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Oklahoma average (25%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Jenks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Oklahoma, not nationally.

#12of 130 Oklahoma townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Oklahoma state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
38%
▲ 10 pts vs OK 27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 10 pts vs OK 25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 12 pts vs OK 81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.1K
▼ 9% vs OK $12.2K
FY2024 · Jenks
Students per teacher
17.2
OK 16.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
9,886 students on the public path
In brief

Jenks’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 38% and math 35% across both districts in spring 2022, against 27% and 25% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Jenks spends $11,122 per student and Bixby $10,310, against $12,210 across Oklahoma (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Jenks’s grade

A− Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 85% of Oklahoma school districts, #12 of 130 Oklahoma towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Oklahoma average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Oklahoma school districts we grade (522)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Oklahoma towns with similar household incomes (79)Better than 81%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 9,998 test results and a graduating class of 860 could put Jenks anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Jenks’s students in the tested grades sat them (9,989 in math, 10,008 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Jenks, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Jenks West EsJenks Public SchoolsA
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
9–12Jenks HSJenks Public SchoolsA

Jenks runs its own schools through grade 12 (Jenks Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Bixby Public Schools, shared with Bixby. Its middle school is in Jenks. Parts of Jenks (4% of its land) are served by Glenpool instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Jenks

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Jenks Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 12,527 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$11,122OK $12,210 · FY2024
A
Bixby Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 8,374 students, up 28% since 2020–21 · 17.9 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$10,310OK $12,210 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Jenks Public Schools38%
State average 27.2% · 6303 students tested
Math · PK–12, Jenks Public Schools35%
State average 24.9% · 6297 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Bixby Public Schools37%
State average 27.2% · 3705 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bixby Public Schools36%
State average 24.9% · 3692 students tested

Jenks vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Oklahoma towns that share Jenks’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
JenksAJenks PK–12 · Bixby PK–12
TulsaDTulsa
SapulpaBSapulpa
BixbyABixby
GlenpoolBGlenpool

Every school in Jenks

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Jenksby address
Jenks West Es
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A
1,871 students16:1Rate it →
Jenks West Intermediate Es
Middle · Grades 5–6
A
1,130 students16:1Rate it →
Jenks HS
High · Grades 9–12
A
3,655 students18:1Rate it →
Also serving Jenksin other towns
Jenks MS
Middle · Grades 7–8
B+
1,924 students18:1Rate it →
Bixby MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bixby
A−
1,306 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Jenks’s schools

Are Jenks’s schools good?

By Oklahoma’s own tests, yes: the public schools Jenks children attend outscore 85% of Oklahoma’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #12 of 130 Oklahoma towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Jenks in?

Two districts: Jenks Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Bixby Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Bixby.

Where do Jenks kids go to high school?

Jenks HS, with 3,655 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Jenks’s graduation rate?

93% of the class of 2023 in Jenks Public Schools graduated in four years, against 81% across Oklahoma.

How much does Jenks spend per student?

$11,122 in Jenks Public Schools and $10,310 in Bixby Public Schools (FY2024), against $12,210 across Oklahoma. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Oklahoma. Stars are from neighbors.