Schools & Families in Elk City
Elk City Public Schools serves the city's approximately 2,122 PK-12 students, with a real, disclosed above-average performance picture families can weigh directly.
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Learn moreElk City Public Schools' real, disclosed rating and proficiency figures
Elk City Public Schools carries an 'above average' Niche district rating, serving approximately 2,122 PK-12 students at a 17:1 student-teacher ratio, with individual school grades ranging from B- to B+. State test scores cited approximately 41% math proficiency and 32% reading proficiency -- real figures running genuinely stronger than Guthrie's own cited proficiency figures documented elsewhere in this project's Oklahoma buildout (base record).
A genuinely younger, working-age population structure
Elk City's median age (36.4) and cross-source senior-share cluster (approximately 15.4%-18.5%) run genuinely younger than Guthrie's, reflecting the city's own oil-and-gas-driven working-age economy -- relevant context for families weighing peer density (base record).
Real, local healthcare access for families
Great Plains Regional Medical Center (62 beds, Joint Commission-accredited) provides a full continuum of acute-to-intensive care directly in Elk City (base record).
A real, disclosed mixed crime backdrop for families
Elk City's overall and violent crime rates ran below national averages, even as its property crime rate ran above the national rate -- a real, disclosed mixed picture families should confirm directly for a target neighborhood (base record).
Key takeaways
- Elk City Public Schools carries an "above average" Niche rating with 41% math / 32% reading proficiency.
- Elk City's genuinely younger population structure reflects its working-age, oil-and-gas-driven economy.
- Great Plains Regional Medical Center anchors local family healthcare access.
- Crime runs genuinely mixed: overall/violent crime below, property crime above national averages.
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