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{{Short description|Charter school in Oklahoma, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Harding Charter Preparatory High School
| image = Harding_Charter_Preparatory_High_School.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| motto =
| address = 1301 NE 101st Street
| city = [[Oklahoma City]]
| state = [[Oklahoma]]
| province =
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| postcode =
| zipcode = 73131
| country = US
| coordinates =
| established = 
| opened = 2003
| closed =
| type = Charter school
| district = Harding Independence Charter District
| grades = 9–12
| superintendent = Steven Stefanick
| principal = Joe Hughes
| principal_label = Principal
| enrollment = 573 (2023-2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=73012&Miles=20&SchoolPageNum=3&ID=400080902941|title=Harding Charter Preparatory HS|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=June 15, 2025}}</ref>
| teaching_staff = 30.00 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio = 19.10<ref name=NCES/>
| campus_type = Suburban
| campus_size =
| team_name = Eagles
| newspaper =
| color = Green
| communities =
| feeders =
| website = {{URL|www.hardingcharterprep.org}}
}}

'''Harding Charter Preparatory High School''' is an open-access public [[charter school|charter]] [[high school]] in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]]. It was founded in 2003 and is sponsored by the [[Oklahoma City Public Schools]] system, offering a free public college-preparatory education. The school's expectation is that after graduation every student will not only enter college but earn a four-year degree, either directly out of high school or after enlisting in the military.

==Admissions and demographics==
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.<ref>{{cite news |author=Miguel Rios |url=http://newsok.com/harding-charter-preparatory-high-school-celebrates-10th-anniversary/article/4568668 |title=Harding Charter Preparatory High School celebrates 10th anniversary |newspaper=[[The Oklahoman]] |date=April 28, 2014 }}</ref> 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.<ref name=ribbon>{{cite web |url=http://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/summarydocs/2013/ok/harding-charter-preparatory-high-school-13ok2.html |title=Harding Charter Preparatory High School – Oklahoma City, OK |publisher=The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program |accessdate=November 19, 2016 }}</ref>

==Curriculum==
Harding has a rigorous academic curriculum based on a 4x4 (four years of math, science, English, and social studies) plan featuring required [[Advanced Placement]] courses, two years of foreign language or computer science, and fine arts. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hardingcharterprep.org/parents/prospective_families/f_a_q_s |title=Parents / Prospective families: FAQ's |publisher=Harding Charter Preparatory High School |accessdate=November 19, 2016 }}</ref>

==Rankings==
HCP became a [[National Blue Ribbon School]] in 2013.<ref name=ribbon/> In 2013 and 2016 the ''[[Washington Post]]'' ranked it as the most challenging high school in the state,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2013/list/oklahoma-schools/ |title=America's Most Challenging High Schools: Oklahoma |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |year=2013 |accessdate=November 19, 2016 }}; {{cite news |url=https://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2016/list/oklahoma-schools/ |title=America's Most Challenging High Schools: Oklahoma |newspaper=The Washington Post |year=2016 |accessdate=November 19, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Keaton Fox |url=http://okcfox.com/news/local/washington-post-ranks-oklahomas-top-high-schools |title=Washington Post ranks Oklahoma's 'most challenging' high schools |publisher=[[KOKH-TV]] |date=April 28, 2016 }}</ref> and in 2014 ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked it as the best high school in the state.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/oklahoma |title=Best High Schools in Oklahoma |magazine=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |year=2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231104352/http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/oklahoma |archivedate=December 31, 2014 }}</ref> In 2016 the school received an A+ grade from the state Department of Education for the fourth consecutive year.<ref>{{cite news |author=Tim Willert |url=http://newsok.com/article/5524640 |title=Improvement continues at OKC district charter school |newspaper=[[The Oklahoman]] |date=October 31, 2016 }}</ref>

==Relocation==
Beginning in the 2019–2020 school year, Harding Charter Preparatory High School was relocated to the former [[Oklahoma Centennial High School]] building, located at 1301 NE 101st St., due to the closure and sale of the historic building at 3333 N Shartel to [[Harding Fine Arts Academy]] by the OKCPS "Pathway to Greatness" project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.velocityokc.com/blog/policy/okcps-has-success-in-repurposing-buildings/|title=OKC VeloCity {{!}} OKCPS has success in repurposing buildings|website=www.velocityokc.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/5635802/harding-fine-arts-granted-500000-bid-to-buy-its-building/|title=Harding Fine Arts granted $500,000 bid to buy its building|date=2019-07-10|website=Oklahoman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.hardingcharterprep.org}}

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[[Category:Public high schools in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Schools in Oklahoma City]]
[[Category:Charter schools in Oklahoma]]

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