KIRKLAND EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR

6020 North Independence Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73112

kirkland.putnamcityschools.org/

243 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 2nd

School Overview

Kirkland Early Childhood Center, located in Oklahoma City, serves as a specialized foundational campus within the Putnam City School District. The school focuses exclusively on early childhood education, providing a dedicated environment tailored to the developmental needs of young children during their most critical formative years. By concentrating on this specific age group, the center is able to utilize age-appropriate facilities and instructional strategies designed to build a strong educational trajectory before students transition to elementary school.

The center emphasizes a nurturing, student-centered approach aimed at fostering early literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skills. As part of the Putnam City school community, Kirkland Early Childhood Center works to prepare students for academic success by emphasizing play-based learning, structured routines, and foundational core concepts. Through its specific mission and professional staff, the school provides a bridge between home and the formal K-12 public school system, helping young learners acclimate to a classroom setting while encouraging a lifelong curiosity for learning.

243

Total Students

15.3

Full-Time Teachers

15.9

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for KIRKLAND EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR
Demographic	Student Count
White	61
Hispanic	45
Black	59
Asian	34
Two or More	39
American Indian	2
Pacific Islander	3

White
61 (25.1%)
Black
59 (24.3%)
Hispanic
45 (18.5%)
Two or More
39 (16.0%)
Asian
34 (14.0%)
Pacific Islander
3 (1.2%)
American Indian
2 (0.8%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	PUTNAM CITY
Phone:	(405)842-1491
Website:	http://kirkland.putnamcityschools.org/
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 2nd
Total Students:	243
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	15.3
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	15.9
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 77

Kindergarten 67

Grade 1 48

Grade 2 51