Middle school (grades 6-8) · Tulsa, OK

Memorial Ms

Federal NCES profile for Memorial Ms, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 403024002921
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
15
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
62
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Memorial Ms earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of Oklahoma schools.

#5 of 16
middle schools in Tulsa · Resource Index
37
Resource Index · Typical
21.2:1
large classes for Oklahoma
572
students enrolled

Memorial Ms has class sizes larger than 92% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Memorial Ms ranks #5 of 16 middle schools in Tulsa, OK.

School address

Enrollment

572

Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

27.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

21.2:1

vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg

+32% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Memorial Ms compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

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

What stands out at Memorial Ms

Memorial Ms is a mid-sized middle school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, enrolling 572 students.

Class loads run heavy: 21.2:1 is larger than about 92% of Oklahoma schools and 32% above the 16.1:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 572 puts it in the larger third of Oklahoma schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,778 scored Oklahoma schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (36%) and African American (32%) (diversity index 74/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 191 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 73.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 27.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 320 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 572 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Among Tulsa's middle schools, it stands alongside Union 6th-7th Grade Ctr (2,123 students): Memorial Ms is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (21.2:1 vs 16.2:1).

Tulsa also operates Booker T. Washington Hs (1,302 students) and East Central Hs (1,160 students) alongside Memorial 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 Memorial Ms compares

Memorial 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 21.2:1 ▲ 32% 16.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 572 top 17% - -

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

21.2:1
Leaner classes than 12% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
572
Bigger than 70% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
21.2:1
students per teacher - 32% above state mean
Top 92% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 8% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
73.6%
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
$12,178
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
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 191 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
186
in-school suspensions + 134 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 32.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 55.9 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 35.8%
African American 32.0%
White 12.9%
Two or More 12.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4.2%
Asian 2.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 35.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 73.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 73.5, Memorial Ms is more mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tulsa, which includes Memorial Ms.

$12,178
Per student
-3%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
-27%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 43.1%
State 29.9%
Federal 27.1%

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 Memorial Ms Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Booker T. Washington Hs Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
East Central Hs Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Thomas Edison Preparatory Hs Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Memorial Hs Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Nathan Hale Hs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Tulsa · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools in Tulsa

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

Verify locally before acting on Memorial Ms's federal record.

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 Memorial Ms

How many students attend Memorial Ms?

Memorial Ms has 572 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Tulsa, OK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Memorial Ms?

The student-teacher ratio at Memorial Ms is 21.2:1, which is 32% higher than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 35% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Memorial Ms?

The largest demographic group at Memorial Ms is Hispanic or Latino at 35.8% of enrollment, in Tulsa, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 73.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Memorial Ms?

Memorial Ms has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical 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 Memorial Ms rank among middle schools in Tulsa?

By Resource Investment Index, Memorial Ms ranks #5 of 16 middle schools in Tulsa, 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 Tulsa on the city page.

Is Memorial Ms a good school?

Memorial Ms earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% 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 Tulsa?

Besides Memorial Ms, Tulsa also operates Booker T. Washington Hs (1,302 students), East Central Hs (1,160 students), and Thomas Edison Preparatory Hs (1,083 students). See the Tulsa 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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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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