Best Oklahoma City suburbs for schools

Ranked almost entirely on the Schools category — within-state proficiency, student–teacher ratio, graduation rate and schools nearby — with the two poll questions about children and teenagers at 20% once a place has enough responses.

Updated Sep 2026·15 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Yukon's Best Flour Mill, Yukon, OK, situated on historic Route 66
Yukon$199k median · 22.8 min commute
Schools BCost of living C+Residents inactive
76
Schools score
overall 60 C
2
Edmond$351k median · 23.3 min commute
Schools BCost of living C−Residents inactive
75
Schools score
overall 60 C
3
Mustang$239k median · 26.4 min commute
Schools BCost of living C+Residents inactive
74
Schools score
overall 57 C−
4
An Image of Storm Clouds in the distance. taken in Moore, OK
Moore$205k median · 22.9 min commute
Schools BCost of living C+Residents inactive
74
Schools score
overall 63 C+
5
Newcastle$272k median · 27.5 min commute
Schools C+Cost of living C+Residents inactive
66
Schools score
overall 58 C
6
Choctaw City Hall, located at 2500 N. Choctaw Rd., Choctaw, OK. The building was originally built by the Bethel Church of Choctaw.
Choctaw$242k median · 26.0 min commute
Schools C+Cost of living CResidents inactive
65
Schools score
overall 58 C
7
East Main Street in Norman, Oklahoma (United States).
Norman$250k median · 22.6 min commute
Schools C+Cost of living B−Residents inactive
63
Schools score
overall 50 D+
8
The Central Business District of downtown Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City$231k median · 22.2 min commute
Schools CCost of living C+Residents inactive
59
Schools score
overall 62 C
9
Guthrie, OK
Guthrie$187k median · 24.2 min commute
Schools C−Cost of living BResidents inactive
56
Schools score
overall 52 D+
10
Old train depot at Chickasha, OK in 3-2025
Chickasha$130k median · 18.8 min commute
Schools C−Cost of living B+Residents inactive
55
Schools score
overall 51 D+
This list's weighting
Schools 80%Resident poll (Q5, Q6) 20%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Yukon (Kristi Ellis · CC BY-SA 3.0); Moore (TornadoKegan · CC0); Choctaw (kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0); Norman (Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0); Oklahoma City (Urbanative · CC BY-SA 3.0); Guthrie (Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0); Chickasha (TulGuy · CC0).