Opened 2003 Grades 9–12 Campus type urban Number of students 473 (2013) | head principal Mylo Miller Enrollment 473 (2013) Phone +1 405-606-8742 Founded 2003 | |
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Harding Charter Preparatory High School is a public charter high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was founded in 2003 and is part of the Oklahoma City Public Schools system, offering a free public college-preparatory education. The school's expectation is that after graduation every student will go to college or enlist in the military.
Harding is non-selective and does not have entry tests or interviews, but in March 2012 application numbers required a lottery to be instituted for the available places. The school reflects the diversity of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area; in 2013 people of color constituted 58% of enrollment, 48% were economically disadvantaged, and two thirds of its graduates were first-generation college students.
Harding has a rigorous academic curriculum based on Advanced Placement courses, foreign language, and the fine arts. The school also emphasizes community service, requiring service hours of parents as well as students.
HCP became a National Blue Ribbon School in 2013. In 2013 and 2016 the Washington Post ranked it as the most challenging high school in the state, and in 2014 US News & World Report ranked it as the best high school in the state. In 2016 the school received an A+ grade from the state Department of Education for the fourth consecutive year.
HCP shares a 1924 school building with another charter high school, Harding Fine Arts Academy.