Ponca City Public Schools

[4] East Middle School (EMS) is located in the North Central Oklahoma town of Ponca City.

Serving approximately 375 students per year, EMS is the 8th grade center for Ponca City Public Schools.

As a school-wide Title I site, EMS focuses great effort on improving Math and Reading levels.

State standardized test scores show 80-90% of the students consistently performing at proficient or better in Math and 70-80% in Reading.

The current moniker of East was acquired in 1961 when the school district opened another junior high on the west side of town.