Fort Towson Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Fort Towson, Oklahoma
Fort Towson Junior High School in Fort Towson, Oklahoma enrolled 60 students in 2024-25 with 4.8 full-time teachers, 12.5 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, 11-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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 rose 33% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
45 students in 2022-23, 51 students in 2023-24, 60 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.2 to 4.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 45 | 5.2 | 8.7 |
| 2023-24 | 51 | 5.0 | 10.2 |
| 2024-25 | 60 | 4.8 | 12.5 |
12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 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 139 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fort Towson Junior High School enrolled 46 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 139 of the 46 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent17.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.7% of students were White, 31.7% American Indian, 13.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White46.7%
- American Indian31.7%
- Two or more races13.3%
- Hispanic6.7%
- Black1.7%
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 Fort Towson Junior High School scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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 | 11‑19% | 20‑24% | 27.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10% or less | 15‑19% (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.
What to look at next about Fort Towson Junior High School
- Valliant Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 203 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Hugo Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 216 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Compare Fort Towson Junior High School with Valliant Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fort Towson Public School District spends per student$16,888 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,888
- The largest public schools in OklahomaFort Towson Junior High School is the number 338 by size of 355 Oklahoma middle schools open in 2024-25.#338 of 355
- Oklahoma schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.4 for middle schools.12.5:1
- 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 Fort Towson Junior High School
How many students attend Fort Towson Junior High School?
60 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 45 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fort Towson, OK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Towson Junior High School?
12.5 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 Fort Towson Junior High School a Title I school?
Fort Towson Junior High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Fort Towson Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Fort Towson Junior High School scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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 Fort Towson Junior High School in?
Fort Towson Public School District, NCES district ID 4012300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 401230002790 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.