Bethel Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Shawnee, Oklahoma

Bethel Middle School in Shawnee, Oklahoma enrolled 255 students in 2024-25 with 17.2 full-time teachers, 14.9 students per teacher against the Oklahoma middle-school median of 15.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 18%

258 students in 2022-23, 245 students in 2023-24, 255 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.6 to 17.2.

Students enrolled at Bethel Middle School by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 245, 2024-25: 25501002003002022-232582023-242452024-25255
Students enrolled at Bethel Middle School by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 245, 2024-25: 25501002003002022-232582023-242452024-25255
Students enrolled at Bethel Middle School by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 245, 2024-25: 25501002003002022-232582023-242452024-25255
Students enrolled at Bethel Middle School by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 245, 2024-25: 25501002003002022-232582023-242452024-25255
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325814.617.7
2023-2424517.114.3
2024-2525517.214.9

14.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 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.

Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; Bethel Middle School 14.9; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBethel Middle School 14.9state median 15.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; Bethel Middle School 14.9; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBethel Middle School 14.9state median 15.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; Bethel Middle School 14.9; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBethel Middle School 14.9state median 15.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; Bethel Middle School 14.9; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBethel Middle School 14.9state median 15.4U.S. 14.6

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 285 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bethel Middle School enrolled 285 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 285 of the 285 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions29
  • Chronically absent17.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.5% of students were White, 14.9% of two or more races, 12.2% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White67.5%
  2. Two or more races14.9%
  3. American Indian12.2%
  4. Hispanic4.7%
  5. Black0.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

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 Bethel Middle School scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOklahoma
Reading and language arts, 2021-2226%37%27.2%
Math, 2022-2324%34% (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 Shawnee

4 public middle schools in Shawnee report 2024-25 enrollment; Bethel Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Shawnee Middle School69312.0not reported
Bethel Middle School25514.9not reported
North Rock Creek Intermediate14717.3not reported
North Rock Creek Middle School14117.5not reported

All public schools in Shawnee →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bethel Middle School

  1. Dale Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 5.0 miles away: 218 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
  2. Tecumseh Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.0 miles away: 400 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.0 mi
  3. Compare Bethel Middle School with Dale Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bethel Public Schools spends per student$10,233 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,233
  5. The largest public schools in OklahomaBethel Middle School is the number 207 by size of 355 Oklahoma middle schools open in 2024-25.#207 of 355
  6. Oklahoma schools by students per teacher14.9 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.4 for middle schools.14.9:1
  7. 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 Bethel Middle School

  1. How many students attend Bethel Middle School?
    255 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 258 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Shawnee, OK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bethel Middle School?
    14.9 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.
  3. Is Bethel Middle School a Title I school?
    Bethel Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bethel Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bethel Middle School scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% 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.
  5. What district is Bethel Middle School in?
    Bethel Public Schools, NCES district ID 4004230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 400423001417 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.

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