8th and 9th Grade Academy
Public high school, grades 8 to 9 · Muskogee, Oklahoma
8th and 9th Grade Academy in Muskogee, Oklahoma enrolled 595 students in 2024-25 with 36.5 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the Oklahoma high-school median of 14.4. 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, 21% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
631 students in 2022-23, 689 students in 2023-24, 595 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.6 to 36.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 631 | 36.6 | 17.2 |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 33.1 | 20.8 |
| 2024-25 | 595 | 36.5 | 16.3 |
16.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Oklahoma high schools
Among the 468 Oklahoma high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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 316 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection 8th and 9th Grade Academy enrolled 710 students and had 2.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 172 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.3, one per 316 of the 710 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions172
- Chronically absent48.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
31.1% of students were of two or more races, 23.4% White, 21.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Two or more races31.1%
- White23.4%
- Hispanic21.3%
- Black15.3%
- American Indian8.4%
- Asian0.5%
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 8th and 9th Grade Academy scored proficient or above: 21% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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 | 21% | 24% | 27.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 12% | 18% (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.
High schools in Muskogee
4 public high schools in Muskogee report 2024-25 enrollment; 8th and 9th Grade Academy is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muskogee High School | 1,045 | 17.1 | not reported |
| Hilldale High School | 626 | 21.5 | not reported |
| 8th and 9th Grade Academy | 595 | 16.3 | not reported |
| Oklahoma Schl for the Blind High School | 48 | not reported | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about 8th and 9th Grade Academy
- Oklahoma Schl for the Blind High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 48 students (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Muskogee High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 1,045 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare 8th and 9th Grade Academy with Oklahoma Schl for the Blind High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Muskogee Public Schools spends per student$11,846 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,846
- The largest public schools in Oklahoma8th and 9th Grade Academy is the number 95 by size of 471 Oklahoma high schools open in 2024-25.#95 of 471
- Oklahoma schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 14.4 for high schools.16.3:1
- 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 8th and 9th Grade Academy
How many students attend 8th and 9th Grade Academy?
595 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 631 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Muskogee, OK.What is the student-teacher ratio at 8th and 9th Grade Academy?
16.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oklahoma median for high schools is 14.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is 8th and 9th Grade Academy a Title I school?
8th and 9th Grade Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at 8th and 9th Grade Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at 8th and 9th Grade Academy scored proficient or above: 21% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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 8th and 9th Grade Academy in?
Muskogee Public Schools, NCES district ID 4020970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 402097002930 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.