Norman, Oklahoma

==Education==
===Higher education===
====Colleges and universities====
{{Main|University of Oklahoma}}
[[File:University of Oklahoma July 2019 69 (Bizzell Memorial Library).jpg|thumb|[[Bizzell Memorial Library]], University of Oklahoma]]

The [[University of Oklahoma]] is the largest university in the state of Oklahoma, with approximately 30,000 students enrolled.<ref name="OU Facts" /> The university was founded in 1890, prior to Oklahoma statehood.<ref name="OU Facts">{{cite web |url=http://www.ou.edu/publicaffairs/oufacts.html |publisher=OU |title=OU Facts |access-date=August 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316114502/http://www.ou.edu/publicaffairs/oufacts.html |archive-date=March 16, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://education-portal.com/articles/Oklahoma_(OK)%3A_Summary_of_Oklahoma%27s_Colleges%2C_Universities%2C_and_Career_Schools.html |publisher=Education Portal |title=Summary of Oklahoma's Colleges, Universities, and Career Schools |access-date=August 29, 2009}}</ref> The university includes Norman, [[Oklahoma City]] and, Tulsa campuses with the main campus located in Norman.<ref name="OU Facts" /> In 2007, ''[[The Princeton Review]]'' named the University of Oklahoma one of its "Best Value" colleges.<ref>{{cite web |title=America's Best Value Colleges |publisher=The Princeton Review |url=http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/bestvalue/results.asp?page=6 |access-date=June 7, 2006}}</ref> The school is ranked first per capita among public universities in enrollment of [[National Merit Scholar]]s<ref name="OU Facts" /> and has seen 28 [[Rhodes Scholars]] graduate since the program's inception in 1902.<ref name="OU Facts" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://oudaily.com/news/2010/nov/22/28th-ou-rhodes-scholar-study-english-history-en-ro/ |publisher=OU Daily |title=28th OU Rhodes Scholar to Study English |access-date=January 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618001339/http://oudaily.com/news/2010/nov/22/28th-ou-rhodes-scholar-study-english-history-en-ro/ |archive-date=June 18, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oufoundation.org/sm/spring08/story.asp?ID=281 |publisher=OU Foundation |title=The Rhodes to Oxford |access-date=January 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080826234006/http://www.oufoundation.org/sm/spring08/story.asp?ID=281 |archive-date=August 26, 2008 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> PC Magazine and the Princeton Review rated it one of the "20 Most Wired Colleges" in both 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=Top 20 Wired Colleges |work=PC Magazine |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2073606,00.asp |access-date=April 9, 2007 |first=Susie |last=Parker-Perry |date=December 20, 2006 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190133/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2073606,00.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> and 2008,<ref>{{cite news |title=Top 20 Wired Colleges |work=PC Magazine |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2329359,00.asp |access-date=September 3, 2008 |first=Eric |last=Griffith |date=September 3, 2008}}</ref> while the [[The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching|Carnegie Foundation]] classifies it as a [[research university]] with "highest research activity."<ref>{{cite web |year=2018 |title=University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus |work=Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education |publisher=Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=207500 |access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref>

The school is well known for its athletic programs, having won many awards including seven [[NCAA Division I]] National Football Championships.<ref name="NCAA_Champs">{{cite web |url=http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-national-championships.html |title=Seven National Championships |publisher=SoonerSports |access-date=October 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928054731/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-national-championships.html |archive-date=September 28, 2010}}</ref>

====CareerTech====
The city of Norman is served by the [[Moore Norman Technology Center]]. The school was established in 1972 and has been awarded the Oklahoma Association of Technology Center's Gold Star School Award on multiple occasions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mntechnology.com/about-mntc |publisher=Moore Norman Technology Center |title=About MNTC |access-date=December 6, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107031221/http://mntechnology.com/about-mntc |archive-date=January 7, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The Franklin Road Campus consists of six buildings totaling {{cvt|323500|sqft|m2|sigfig=3}} of classroom, meeting, and office space.<ref name="FranklinRd">{{cite web |url=http://mntechnology.com/about-mntc/franklin-road-campus |publisher=Moore-Norman Technology Center |title=Franklin Road Campus |access-date=August 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727223515/http://mntechnology.com/about-mntc/franklin-road-campus |archive-date=July 27, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The school has a full-time staff of 207.<ref name="FranklinRd" />

===Primary and secondary schools===
====Public schools====

Public school districts in Oklahoma are independent of other local governments. Several districts overlap the municipal boundaries of the City of Norman.

[[Norman Public Schools]] is the largest district serving Norman;<ref name=ClevelandCountySDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40027_cleveland/DC20SD_C40027.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cleveland County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-01-28}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40027_cleveland/DC20SD_C40027_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> there are 15 elementary schools, four middle schools, and two high schools in the district.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norman.k12.ok.us/ |title=Norman Public Schools |publisher=Norman Public Schools |access-date=July 31, 2010}}</ref> More than 17,000 students are enrolled in the district, making it one of the largest in the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.localschooldirectory.com/city-schools/Norman/OK |title=Norman Schools |publisher=Local School Directory |access-date=January 9, 2012}}</ref>

[[Noble Public Schools]] is a school district that serves southeastern portions of Norman, the adjoining cities of [[Noble, Oklahoma|Noble]] and [[Slaughterville]], and other parts of Cleveland County.<ref name=ClevelandCountySDMap2020/> It consists of two elementary schools, an intermediate school, a middle school, and a high school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nobleps.com/SCHOOLS/Pages/default.aspx |title=Noble Public Schools |publisher=Noble Public Schools |access-date=December 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224015420/http://www.nobleps.com/SCHOOLS/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=December 24, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

[[Little Axe Public Schools]] serves the eastern area of Norman.<ref name=ClevelandCountySDMap2020/> It consists of an elementary, junior, and high school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.littleaxe.k12.ok.us/ |title=Little Axe Public Schools |publisher=Little Axe Public Schools |access-date=April 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422180831/http://www.littleaxe.k12.ok.us/ |archive-date=April 22, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Other school districts with territory within the city are [[McLoud Public Schools|McLoud]], [[Mid-Del School District|Mid-Del]], [[Moore Public School District|Moore]], and [[Robin Hill Public School District|Robin Hill]].<ref name=ClevelandCountySDMap2020/>

====Private schools====
[[File:University of Oklahoma July 2019 75 (Visitor Center).jpg|right|thumb|Visitor's Center, University of Oklahoma]]
Several private schools also serve the area:

*All Saints Catholic School ([[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City]]) – pre-kindergarten through 8th grade<ref name="City_Data">{{cite web |url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Norman-Oklahoma.html |publisher=City Data |title=Norman, Oklahoma |access-date=January 9, 2012}}</ref>
*Blue Eagle Christian Academy – kindergarten through 10th grade<ref name="City_Data" />
*Community Christian School – kindergarten through 12th grade<ref name="City_Data" />
*Norman Christian Academy – pre-kindergarten through 7th grade<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oklahoma.educationbug.org/private-schools/11161-norman-christian-academy.html |publisher=Education Bug |title=Norman Christian Academy |access-date=January 9, 2012}}</ref>
*Robinson Street Academy – kindergarten through 12th grade<ref name="City_Data" />
*Rose Rock School – pre-kindergarten through kindergarten<ref>{{cite web |url=http://roserockschool.org/ |title=roserockschool |publisher=roserockschool |date=April 7, 2011 |access-date=April 6, 2012}}</ref>
*Terra Verde Discovery School – kindergarten through 5th grade<ref>{{cite web |url=http://terraverdeschool.com/ |publisher=Terra Verde Discovery School |title=Terra Verde Discovery School |access-date=January 9, 2012}}</ref>
*Trinity Lutheran School – pre-kindergarten through 6th grade<ref name="City_Data" />
*Veritas Classical Christian Academy – pre-kindergarten through 12th grade<ref name="City_Data" />