Primary and Secondary
The Oklahoma City Public Schools is the second-largest district in the state and is one of the few urban districts in the nation with a growing enrollment, due largely to the so-called MAPS for KIDs city-wide improvement plan. The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics is also in Oklahoma city and is home to the most gifted of the state's math and science pupils. Additionally, Classen School of Advanced Studies is an Oklahoma City magnet school that hosts students (by application only) talented in the arts. Classen also hosts an IB program, and is ranked 49th in the Nation by Newsweek on its list of top high schools.
Numerous suburban districts circle the urban OCPS district, such as Putnam City Public Schools in suburban northwest Oklahoma City, the largest suburban school district in the state. Also, the city has very well developed private, independent, and parochial schools, including Casady School near posh suburban Nichols Hills and the schools of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.
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