Lawton Public Schools

School district in Oklahoma

Lawton Public Schools

Location
753 Fort Sill Boulevard Lawton, Oklahoma 73502 Comanche County United States of America
District information
Type	Public, Primary, Secondary, Co-Educational
Grades	Elementary K-5 Middle School 6-8 High School 9-12
Established	1901
Superintendent	Kevin Hime
Schools	33
Budget	$130,205,000
Students and staff
Students	14,100
Teachers	1,089
Student–teacher ratio	15:1
Athletic conference	6A & 5A
Other information
Website	www.lawtonps.org

Lawton Public Schools is a public school district based in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States.

The district serves most of the city of Lawton, about half of Medicine Park, and surrounding rural areas in central Comanche County.^[1] Secondary students living in the dependent districts of Bishop and Flower Mound also attend Lawton Public Schools.

History

The Oklahoma Department of Education closed the Medicine Park School District in 1990 and split it between the Lawton and Elgin school districts.^[2]

Schools

Lawton Public Schools operates three high schools, four middle schools, nineteen elementary schools, and two pre-kindergarten centers.

High schools

Grades 9-12
- Eisenhower High School
- Lawton High School
- MacArthur High School
- Life Ready Center

Middle schools

Grades 6-8
- Central Middle School
- Eisenhower Middle School
- MacArthur Middle School
- Tomlinson Middle School

Elementary schools

Grades K-5
- Almor West Elementary School
- Carriage Hills Elementary School
- Cleveland Elementary
- Crosby Park Elementary School
- Edison Elementary School
- Eisenhower Elementary School
- Freedom Elementary School
- Hugh Bish Elementary School
- John Adams Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary School
- Pat Henry Elementary School
- Ridgecrest Elementary School
- Washington Elementary School
- Whittier Elementary School
- Woodland Hills Elementary School
Grades PK-5
- Carriage Hills Elementary School
- Pioneer Park Elementary School
- Sullivan Village Elementary School

Pre-Kindergarten Centers

Beginnings Academy
Learning Tree Academy

References

^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Comanche County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
^ Killackey, Jim (July 27, 1990). "State Divides Medicine Park School District". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 14. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.