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Okemah School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oklahoma for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 162 students in Okemah School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Oklahoma.
Public Middle School in Okemah School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Oklahoma public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 24% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 58% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Oklahoma public middle school average of 54% (majority Hispanic and American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (OK)
# Schools
4 Schools
600 Schools
# Students
725 Students
200,439 Students
# Teachers
55 Teachers
12,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Okemah School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 537 school districts in Oklahoma (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70-74% has decreased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#452 out of 538 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
25%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
27%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
31%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)70-74%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.68
0.72
# American Indian Students
299 Students
27,400 Students
% American Indian Students
41%
14%
# Asian Students
6 Students
3,366 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
24 Students
36,345 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
18%
# Black Students
35 Students
14,644 Students
% Black Students
5%
7%
# White Students
261 Students
92,168 Students
% White Students
36%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
729 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
100 Students
25,719 Students
% of Two or more races Students
14%
13%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
27
6,776
# Students in K Grade:
69
7,526
# Students in 1st Grade:
56
7,931
# Students in 2nd Grade:
46
7,756
# Students in 3rd Grade:
47
7,431
# Students in 4th Grade:
68
7,499
# Students in 5th Grade:
52
11,284
# Students in 6th Grade:
52
37,339
# Students in 7th Grade:
64
51,583
# Students in 8th Grade:
46
53,117
# Students in 9th Grade:
56
2,039
# Students in 10th Grade:
56
33
# Students in 11th Grade:
56
52
# Students in 12th Grade:
30
73
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,181 is higher than the state median of $11,287. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,294 is higher than the state median of $11,261. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$7,919 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$7,900 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,181
$11,287
Spending / Student
$12,294
$11,261
Best Okemah School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Okemah Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
204 West Date Street
Okemah, OK 74859
(918) 623-1874
Okemah, OK 74859
(918) 623-1874
Grades: 6-8
| 162 students
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