Elk City Middle School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Elk City, Oklahoma

Elk City Middle School in Elk City, Oklahoma enrolled 297 students in 2024-25 with 20.4 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Oklahoma middle-school median of 15.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oklahoma: 27.2% and 25.1%).

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

306 students in 2022-23, 305 students in 2023-24, 297 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.5 to 20.4.

Students enrolled at Elk City Middle School by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 305, 2024-25: 29701002003004002022-233062023-243052024-25297
Students enrolled at Elk City Middle School by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 305, 2024-25: 29701002003004002022-233062023-243052024-25297
Students enrolled at Elk City Middle School by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 305, 2024-25: 29701002003004002022-233062023-243052024-25297
Students enrolled at Elk City Middle School by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 305, 2024-25: 29701002003004002022-233062023-243052024-25297
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330620.514.9
2023-2430521.514.2
2024-2529720.414.6

14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 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; Elk City Middle School 14.6; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherElk City Middle School 14.6state median 15.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; Elk City Middle School 14.6; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherElk City Middle School 14.6state median 15.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; Elk City Middle School 14.6; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherElk City Middle School 14.6state median 15.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.1 to 37.1; Elk City Middle School 14.6; state median 15.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherElk City Middle School 14.6state 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 342 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Elk City Middle School enrolled 342 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 30 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 342 of the 342 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions30
  • Chronically absent29.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.3% of students were White, 22.9% Hispanic, 7.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White59.3%
  2. Hispanic22.9%
  3. Two or more races7.7%
  4. American Indian4.7%
  5. Black4.0%
  6. Asian1.3%

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 Elk City Middle School scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% 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, 2021-2230%29%27.2%
Math, 2022-2340%30% (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 Elk City

2 public middle schools in Elk City report 2024-25 enrollment; Elk City Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Elk City Ies46917.1not reported
Elk City Middle School29714.6not reported

All public schools in Elk City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Elk City Middle School

  1. Elk City IesThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 469 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Sayre Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 170 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Elk City Middle School with Elk City IesStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Elk City Public Schools spends per student$9,839 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,839
  5. The largest public schools in OklahomaElk City Middle School is the number 183 by size of 355 Oklahoma middle schools open in 2024-25.#183 of 355
  6. Oklahoma schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.4 for middle schools.14.6:1
  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 Elk City Middle School

  1. How many students attend Elk City Middle School?
    297 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 306 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Elk City, OK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Elk City Middle School?
    14.6 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 Elk City Middle School a Title I school?
    Elk City 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 Elk City Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Elk City Middle School scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% 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 Elk City Middle School in?
    Elk City Public Schools, NCES district ID 4010740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 401074000496 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