Mid-Del School District

The Mid-Del School District is a school district based in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. It serves all of Midwest City and Del City, as well as a portion of Oklahoma City. As of 2007, the school district served more than 14,500 K-12 students.[1]

Mid-Del Schools
Location
Midwest City, Oklahoma
Del City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDr. Rick Cobb
Students and staff
Students14,500
Other information
Websitewww.mid-del.net

The school district has grown from four original schools[2] to include 21 middle and elementary schools and three high schools at present.[3] It also includes the Mid-Del Technology Center, the only designated technology center in the state that shares a school board with a public school district.[4]

History

The school district originated as a set of schools based solely in Midwest City, which consisted of prefabricated hutments with five teachers and 125 students.[2] It originally included four schools, two of which were precursors to Sooner Elementary School and Soldier Creek Elementary School.[2] A total of 1,250 students were enrolled in the second year of the school system.[2]

The first permanent school building was dedicated in 1944, after two years of using temporary buildings.[5] It cost $314,000 and was funded through the Lanham Act and Federal Works Agency.[5] The building today houses Jarman Middle School.[5]

Oscar Rose was an early superintendent of the school district and the namesake for Midwest City's community college, Rose State.[6]

Schools

The Mid-Del School District has a total of 21 public schools and a career technology school.

High schools

Middle schools
  • Carl Albert Middle School, Midwest City, Oklahoma
  • Midwest City Middle School, Midwest City, Oklahoma
  • Del City Middle School, Del City, Oklahoma

Elementary schools
  • Barnes Elementary School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Cleveland Bailey Elementary School, Midwest City, Oklahoma
  • Country Estates Elementary School, Midwest City, Oklahoma
  • Del City Elementary School, Del City, Oklahoma
  • Epperly Heights Elementary School, Del City, Oklahoma
  • Highland Park Elementary School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Midwest City Elementary School, Midwest City, Oklahoma
  • Parkview Elementary School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Pleasant Hill Early Childhood Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Ridgecrest Elementary School, Midwest City, Oklahoma
  • Schwartz Elementary School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Soldier Creek Elementary School, Midwest City, Oklahoma
  • Steed Elementary School, Midwest City, Oklahoma
  • Tinker Elementary School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Townsend Elementary School, Del City, Oklahoma

Technology Centers

Notable alumni
  • J. T. Realmuto (born 1991), a Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies

See also

References
  1. Midwest City-Del City School District, Education.com (accessed June 8, 2010).
  2. Meacham & Associates (August 31, 1992). Reconnaissance Level Architectural/Historical Survey of the Original Mile (PDF) (Report). Oklahoma Historical Society. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  3. Midwest City - Del City School District Archived 2009-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, Trulia Real Estate Search (accessed June 8, 2010).
  4. Mid-Del Technology Center Profile Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education (accessed June 8, 2010).
  5. Meacham & Associates & August 31, 1992, p. 32
  6. Hedglen, Thomas (2009). "Midwest City". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (online ed.). Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
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