Middle school (grades 6-8) · Oklahoma City, OK

Crooked Oak Ms

Federal NCES profile for Crooked Oak Ms, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 400906000382
0/100100/10029/100
👥 S:T ratio
5
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
43
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Crooked Oak Ms earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 96% of Oklahoma schools.

#14 of 15
middle schools in Oklahoma City · Resource Index
29
Resource Index · Lower
23.8:1
large classes for Oklahoma
285
students enrolled

Crooked Oak Ms has class sizes larger than 96% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Crooked Oak Ms ranks #14 of 15 middle schools in Oklahoma City, OK.

School address

Enrollment

285

Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

12.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

23.8:1

vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg

+48% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Crooked Oak Ms compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:123.8:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Crooked Oak Ms

Crooked Oak Ms is a mid-sized middle school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, enrolling 285 students.

Class loads run heavy: 23.8:1 is larger than about 96% of Oklahoma schools and 48% above the 16.1:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

With 285 students, its enrollment sits close to the Oklahoma median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 1,778 Oklahoma schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (67%) and African American (18%) (diversity index 51/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 285 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 42.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 25.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 170 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 285 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Among Oklahoma City's middle schools, it stands alongside Hefner Ms (869 students): Crooked Oak Ms is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (23.8:1 vs 13.8:1).

Crooked Oak also operates Central Oak Es (576 students) and Crooked Oak Hs (383 students) alongside Crooked Oak Ms.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Crooked Oak Ms compares

Crooked Oak Ms on the metrics families compare, against Oklahoma and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Oklahoma Oklahoma avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 23.8:1 ▲ 48% 16.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 285 top 52% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

23.8:1
Leaner classes than 7% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
285
Bigger than 30% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
23.8:1
students per teacher - 48% above state mean
Top 96% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 4% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
42.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$11,385
per pupil, district-wide - below Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 285 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
13
in-school suspensions + 157 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 59.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 67.0%
African American 17.9%
White 8.1%
Two or More 5.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian 0.4%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 67.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 50.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 50.9, Crooked Oak Ms is less mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Crooked Oak, which includes Crooked Oak Ms.

$11,385
Per student
-10%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
-31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 31.7%
State 42.7%
Federal 25.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Crooked Oak Ms Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Central Oak Es Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Crooked Oak Hs Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Crooked Oak Ms's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Crooked Oak · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools in Oklahoma City

6 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Oklahoma, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Crooked Oak Ms

How many students attend Crooked Oak Ms?

Crooked Oak Ms has 285 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Oklahoma City, OK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Crooked Oak Ms?

The student-teacher ratio at Crooked Oak Ms is 23.8:1, which is 48% higher than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 52% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Crooked Oak Ms?

The largest demographic group at Crooked Oak Ms is Hispanic or Latino at 67.0% of enrollment, in Oklahoma City, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Crooked Oak Ms?

Crooked Oak Ms has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Crooked Oak Ms rank among middle schools in Oklahoma City?

By Resource Investment Index, Crooked Oak Ms ranks #14 of 15 middle schools in Oklahoma City, OK. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Oklahoma City on the city page.

Is Crooked Oak Ms a good school?

Crooked Oak Ms earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 96% of Oklahoma schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Crooked Oak?

Besides Crooked Oak Ms, Crooked Oak also operates Central Oak Es (576 students) and Crooked Oak Hs (383 students). See the Crooked Oak district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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