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Schools in Little Ponderosa

Little Ponderosa’s public schools

Turpin Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Little Ponderosa. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Oklahoma’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Oklahoma’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
21%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▲ 13% vs OK $12.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
OK 16.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
384 students on the public path
In brief

Little Ponderosa’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Little Ponderosa’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s 1,626 public schools. Turpin Es places highest (better than 48%); Turpin HS lowest (44%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Little Ponderosa, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Turpin Esin TurpinB−
9–12Turpin HSin TurpinC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Turpin Public Schools.

The district

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

Turpin Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 384 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$13,739OK $12,210 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading21%
State average 27.2% · 202 students tested
Math18%
State average 24.9% · 202 students tested

Little Ponderosa vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Little Ponderosa—Turpin

Every school in Little Ponderosa

2 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).

Also serving Little Ponderosain other towns
Turpin Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Turpin
B−
265 students12:1Rate it →
Turpin HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Turpin
C+
119 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Little Ponderosa’s schools

Are Little Ponderosa’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Little Ponderosa. Turpin Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Little Ponderosa. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Little Ponderosa in?

Turpin Public Schools.

Where do Little Ponderosa kids go to high school?

Turpin HS.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.