7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Poteau, Oklahoma
7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr in Poteau, Oklahoma enrolled 277 students in 2024-25 with 20.0 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the Oklahoma middle-school median of 15.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 31% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oklahoma: 27.2% and 25.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 23% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
362 students in 2022-23, 317 students in 2023-24, 277 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.6 to 20.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 362 | 19.6 | 18.5 |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 20.7 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 277 | 20.0 | 13.8 |
13.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 Oklahoma middle schools
Among the 354 Oklahoma middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 260 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection 7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr enrolled 335 students and had 1.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 47 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.3, one per 260 of the 335 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions47
- Chronically absent32.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
37.2% of students were White, 27.1% Hispanic, 19.5% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White37.2%
- Hispanic27.1%
- American Indian19.5%
- Two or more races14.8%
- Asian1.1%
- Black0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at 7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 27.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 25.1% in math in 2022-23 across Oklahoma. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oklahoma, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 26% | 29% | 27.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 31% | 37% (2021-22) | 25.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Poteau
2 public middle schools in Poteau report 2024-25 enrollment; 7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pansy Kidd Middle School | 288 | 15.5 | not reported |
| 7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr | 277 | 13.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about 7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr
- Pansy Kidd Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 288 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Panama Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.1 miles away: 107 students, 22.2 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
- Compare 7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr with Pansy Kidd Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Poteau Public Schools spends per student$10,847 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,847
- The largest public schools in Oklahoma7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr is the number 196 by size of 355 Oklahoma middle schools open in 2024-25.#196 of 355
- Oklahoma schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.4 for middle schools.13.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about 7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr
How many students attend 7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr?
277 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 362 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Poteau, OK.What is the student-teacher ratio at 7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr?
13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oklahoma median for middle schools is 15.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is 7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr a Title I school?
7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at 7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr do on state tests?
The students tested at 7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 27.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 25.1% in math in 2022-23 across Oklahoma. Oklahoma's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is 7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr in?
Poteau Public Schools, NCES district ID 4024870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 402487002915 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.