What is the Best Private high School In Oklahoma

[azriverfan.]

Originally Posted by happytown

Its come a long way. It definitely is one of the better public schools.
Although it does have too much of an emphasis in athletics. Lots of football recruits.

It has been that way for a long time. Their academic excellence is not a recent development. Their prowess in sports has not affected their academics in the least bit. It's just become an elite school in general and thus the best athletes want to attend that school. I would rank it as the best high school in Oklahoma among both private and public schools. I judged an academic competition there and Booker T cleaned house and all the private schools were involved.

[happytown]

Originally Posted by azriverfan.

It has been that way for a long time. Their academic excellence is not a recent development. Their prowess in sports has not affected their academics in the least bit. It's just become an elite school in general and thus the best athletes want to attend that school. I would rank it as the best high school in Oklahoma among both private and public schools. I judged an academic competition there and Booker T cleaned house and all the private schools were involved.

Show me the stats that say BT is better than Casady. IMO its more about the experience which doesnt come close to Casady. On another note, Private schools are not required to show their stats.

BT Student Body
Grades 9-12 Of 2007-08 class:

Total Enrollment: 1,250
Number of seniors 2004: 294
Percent attending 4-year college: 82 - not good, it should be 100 percent if you want to go head to head with Casady.
Percent attending 2-year college: 2
Standardized Test Results

Class of 2005, Average ACT score: 23 - Great for public, Okay for private or charter.
Average SAT score: Verbal 580 Math 549
AP testing program: 331 students took 641 exams

Here is a link that shows the stats....

http://www.psk12.com/rating/USthreeR...ountyID_0.html

1 Okarche Okarche Kingfisher 1369.0
2 Plainview Plainview Carter 1360.0
3 Fairview Fairview Major 1353.0
4 Freshman Academy Jenks 1349.0
5 Classen Hs Of Advanced Studies Oklahoma City Oklahoma 1326.0
6 Jenks Jenks 1302.0
7 Booker T. Washington Tulsa Tulsa 1280.0
8 Beaver Beaver Beaver 1277.0
9 Deer Creek Deer Creek Oklahoma 1263.0
10 Pond Creek-Hunter Pub Schools Pond Creek-Hunter Grant 1256.0
11 North Edmond Oklahoma 1254.0
12 Agra Agra Lincoln 1253.0
13 Pond Creek-Hunter Junior-Senio Pond Creek-Hunter Grant 1249.0
14 Memorial Edmond Oklahoma 1246.0

Dont get me wrong. BT is a great school and I would have been happy to go there.

[atf11]

I attend Holland Hall, but have friends at and have attended several area schools.


Holland Hall is definitely the best school in Tulsa and I don't want to get into the debate for best in the state, but let's just say it is not any worse than Casady.

The only two other schools in the city that a person would think to consider the best would be Cascia Hall and Bishop Kelly. Don't get me wrong, they are both decent schools, but just not quite at the level of HH.

Why do I think this? Well, my class had 10 students transfer in from Cascia because their parents were upset with the quality of education. Bishop Kelly really isn't really even comparable to HH when it comes to preparing a student for college. Let's just put it this way, a friend of mine that had D's at HH and was kicked out for cheating on a final has straight A's at BK. Plus, BK has a known drug problem and had to start mandatory drug testing last year.

Casady and HH are both great schools, and the two best schools in the state. It is really just a matter of whether a person lives in OKC or Tulsa as to which one a prominent family will send their child to attend. Both have chefs cook food, both actually compete in the same athletic conference (Southwest Preparatory Conference). HH is the most expensive school in the state

As for athletic competitions, I do remember last year them making a big deal about HH winning state academic bowl.


Both can get you into great schools, but I am prejudice towards HH. I mean, this current year, out of 85 seniors, 13 were National Merit Semifinalists. 13 was a high number, and for the most part both schools average about 8 a year.

But, really, the teachers are what sets schools apart. I would put my teachers up against any school in the state and would not even have a chance to lose.

I have some of the best teachers that a high schooler could ask for, I've personally had teachers with degress from the likes of Harvard, Cornell, Wash. U. St. Louis, and Villanova. HH's has the largest private school endowment in the state at 83 million. Money made off of the endowment fund pays for upgrades, so HH can use the $15,000 tuition to have the best teachers possible.

Both HH and Casady are good schools, and the best two in the state. I think HH is a tad better.