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1 / 25#25. Jones High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Jones Public Schools, OK
- Enrollment: 335 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
Best high schools in the Oklahoma City metro area
According to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 15.5 million students attend public high school every year, and more than 3.76 million are expected to graduate in 2025. However, those students have a wide variety of experiences over the course of their high school careers.
To start, issues surrounding equal educational access persist throughout the United States. A January 2025 report published in Frontiers found that disparities across socioeconomic status, race, gender, and geography can lead to negative outcomes and the perpetuation of systemic barriers.
Outside of these issues, students also pursue many different paths within high school. Roughly 8.3 million high schoolers attend educational programs to prepare for careers in fields like transportation, landscaping, and culinary arts. Meanwhile, nearly 2.5 million are in dual enrollment programs that offer high school and college credit for the same course, allowing students to get a jump on higher education degrees.
Dual enrollment programs are particularly useful considering that more than 3 in 5 (61%) high school graduates head to college, per a 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Unfortunately, high school doesn't always guarantee college success. In 2024, the average SAT score declined for the third straight year, and nearly 2 in 5 (39%) test-takers met or exceeded the test's college readiness benchmarks. ACT scores are also on the decline year over year, down to 19.4 out of 36, and just 3 in 10 students met at least three of the ACT's college readiness benchmarks.
With that said, attending a quality high school will typically help prepare students for their next steps in life, whether that's college, technical school, or going straight into the workforce. Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in the Oklahoma City metro area using data from Niche, which uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. Most of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
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2 / 25#24. Bridge Creek High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Bridge Creek Public Schools, OK
- Enrollment: 508 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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3 / 25#23. Deer Creek High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Deer Creek Public Schools, OK
- Enrollment: 2,036 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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4 / 25#22. Dove Science Academy High School OKC
- School type: Public School
- Location: Dove Science Academy, OK
- Enrollment: 361 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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5 / 25#21. Southmoore High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Moore Public Schools, OK
- Enrollment: 2,058 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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6 / 25#20. Norman High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Norman Public Schools, OK
- Enrollment: 2,137 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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7 / 25#19. Bethany High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Bethany Public Schools, OK
- Enrollment: 528 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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8 / 25#18. Norman North High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Norman Public Schools, OK
- Enrollment: 2,401 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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9 / 25#17. Westmoore High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Moore Public Schools, OK
- Enrollment: 2,596 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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10 / 25#16. Harding Fine Arts Academy
- School type: Public School
- Location: Oklahoma City, OK
- Enrollment: 380 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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11 / 25#15. Mount St. Mary Catholic High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Oklahoma City, OK
- Enrollment: 401 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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12 / 25#14. Oklahoma Christian Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Edmond, OK
- Enrollment: 495 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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13 / 25#13. The Academy of Classical Christian Studies
- School type: Private School
- Location: Oklahoma City, OK
- Enrollment: 908 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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14 / 25#12. Santa Fe High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Edmond Public Schools, OK
- Enrollment: 2,796 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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15 / 25#11. Crossings Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Oklahoma City, OK
- Enrollment: 1,200 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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16 / 25#10. Classen School of Advanced Studies
- School type: Public School
- Location: Oklahoma City Public Schools, OK
- Enrollment: 743 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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17 / 25#9. North High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Edmond Public Schools, OK
- Enrollment: 2,555 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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18 / 25#8. Memorial High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Edmond Public Schools, OK
- Enrollment: 2,605 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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19 / 25#7. Parkview Adventist Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Oklahoma City, OK
- Enrollment: 68 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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20 / 25#6. Harding Charter Preparatory High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Oklahoma City, OK
- Enrollment: 563 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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21 / 25#5. Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Oklahoma City, OK
- Enrollment: 717 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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22 / 25#4. Mercy School Institute
- School type: Private School
- Location: Edmond, OK
- Enrollment: 484 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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23 / 25#3. Heritage Hall
- School type: Private School
- Location: Oklahoma City, OK
- Enrollment: 890 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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24 / 25#2. Casady School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Oklahoma City, OK
- Enrollment: 993 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
- School type: Public School
- Location: Oklahoma City, OK
- Enrollment: 121 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.
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