Ada Independent School District
Encyclopedia
The Ada Independent School District is a school district
based in Ada
, Oklahoma
(United States
). It includes seven schools and serves more than 2,600 students.
The district has a jagged eastern border that stretches as far N3930 Road. Its western boundary is west of State Highway 377 in thr north and S. Oak Avenue in the south.
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School district
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based in Ada
Ada, Oklahoma
Ada is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 16,008 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the city population was estimated at 17,019....
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
(United States
United States
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). It includes seven schools and serves more than 2,600 students.
The district has a jagged eastern border that stretches as far N3930 Road. Its western boundary is west of State Highway 377 in thr north and S. Oak Avenue in the south.
List of schools
- Ada High School, 10th through 12th grade
- Ada Junior High School, 7th through 9th grade
- Glenwood Early Childhood Center, houses six educational programs geared toward early childhood (4–5 years old)
- Hayes Grade Center, 1st and 2nd grade
- STEPS: Alternative Education Academy
- Washington Grade Center, 3rd and 4th grade
- Willard Grade Center, 5th and 6th grade
Extracurricular
The high school is home to the Ada Cougars, who have won 19 state football championships (1951-2, 1955-7, 1959, 1962, 1964-5, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1991, and 1993-6) - the most in Oklahoma. Ada High School is also the home of Cougar News Network, a high school news program, which appears on Public-access televisionPublic-access television
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