Jenks Public Schools

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Jenks Public Schools is a K-12 public school system located in Jenks, Oklahoma.

Kirby Lehman is the superintendent of the district, which has almost 10,000 students. Jenks and large parts of south and west Tulsa, Oklahoma are part of the Jenks school district, covering 39 square miles (101 kmĀ²).

On November 22, 2005, Jenks Public Schools was announced as a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient[1]. Jenks public schools has the 11th largest student population in Oklahoma. The system's schools have some of the highest test scores in the area, and is academically compared to the local private schools.

Jenks is nationally known for not only its football program, but many other competitive sports. Jenks High School, has partnered with Chengdu #7 in China, and has been involved in a student and teacher exchange program since 2003.

[edit] Campuses

Jenks is composed of 9 campuses:

  • East Elementary (pre-K to 4th grade)
  • West Elementary (pre-K to 4th grade)
  • Southeast Elementary (pre-K to 4th grade)
  • East Intermediate (5th and 6th grade)
  • West Intermediate (5th and 6th grade)
  • Middle School (7th and 8th grade)
  • Freshman Academy (9th grade)
  • High School (10th to 12th grade)
  • Alternative Center

[edit] References and Notes

  1. ^ http://baldrige.nist.gov/PDF_files/Jenks_Public_Schools_Profile.pdf

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