Dewitt Waller Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Enid, Oklahoma
Dewitt Waller Middle School in Enid, Oklahoma enrolled 735 students in 2024-25 with 40.2 full-time teachers, 18.3 students per teacher against the Oklahoma middle-school median of 15.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program 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 25% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
735 students in 2022-23, 733 students in 2023-24, 735 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.5 to 40.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 735 | 38.5 | 19.1 |
| 2023-24 | 733 | 37.6 | 19.5 |
| 2024-25 | 735 | 40.2 | 18.3 |
18.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 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 356 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dewitt Waller Middle School enrolled 723 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 84 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 356 of the 723 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions84
- Chronically absent15.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.6% of students were White, 23.7% Hispanic, 13.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White50.6%
- Hispanic23.7%
- Two or more races13.6%
- Pacific Islander6.5%
- Black2.2%
- American Indian2.0%
- Asian1.4%
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 Dewitt Waller Middle School scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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% | 24% | 27.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25% | 23% (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 Enid
4 public middle schools in Enid report 2024-25 enrollment; Dewitt Waller Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewitt Waller Middle School | 735 | 18.3 | not reported |
| Longfellow Middle School | 519 | 15.5 | not reported |
| Emerson Middle School | 353 | 14.4 | not reported |
| Chisholm Middle School | 247 | 16.7 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dewitt Waller Middle School
- Emerson Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 353 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Longfellow Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 519 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Compare Dewitt Waller Middle School with Emerson Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Enid spends per student$9,918 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,918
- The largest public schools in OklahomaDewitt Waller Middle School is the number 49 by size of 355 Oklahoma middle schools open in 2024-25.#49 of 355
- Oklahoma schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.4 for middle schools.18.3:1
- 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 Dewitt Waller Middle School
How many students attend Dewitt Waller Middle School?
735 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 735 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Enid, OK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dewitt Waller Middle School?
18.3 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 Dewitt Waller Middle School a Title I school?
Dewitt Waller Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Dewitt Waller Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Dewitt Waller Middle School scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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 Dewitt Waller Middle School in?
Enid, NCES district ID 4010920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 401092000510 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.