Pansy Kidd Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 6 · Poteau, Oklahoma
Pansy Kidd Middle School in Poteau, Oklahoma enrolled 288 students in 2024-25 with 18.6 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Oklahoma middle-school median of 15.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
280 students in 2022-23, 288 students in 2023-24, 288 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.9 to 18.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 280 | 19.9 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 19.6 | 14.7 |
| 2024-25 | 288 | 18.6 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 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 314 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pansy Kidd Middle School enrolled 314 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 314 of the 314 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions27
- Chronically absent18.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
43.1% of students were White, 21.9% Hispanic, 17.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White43.1%
- Hispanic21.9%
- Two or more races17.4%
- American Indian15.6%
- Asian1.4%
- Black0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 Pansy Kidd Middle School scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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 | 22% | 29% | 27.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 27% | 37% (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 Poteau
2 public middle schools in Poteau report 2024-25 enrollment; Pansy Kidd Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pansy Kidd Middle School | 288 | 15.5 | not reported |
| 7th and 8th Grade Academic Ctr | 277 | 13.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Pansy Kidd Middle School
- 7th and 8th Grade Academic CtrThe nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 277 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Panama Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 9.0 miles away: 107 students, 22.2 per teacher (2024-25).9.0 mi
- Compare Pansy Kidd Middle School with 7th and 8th Grade Academic CtrStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Poteau Public Schools spends per student$10,847 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,847
- The largest public schools in OklahomaPansy Kidd Middle School is the number 189 by size of 355 Oklahoma middle schools open in 2024-25.#189 of 355
- Oklahoma schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.4 for middle schools.15.5:1
- 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 Pansy Kidd Middle School
How many students attend Pansy Kidd Middle School?
288 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 280 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Poteau, OK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pansy Kidd Middle School?
15.5 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 Pansy Kidd Middle School a Title I school?
Pansy Kidd Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Pansy Kidd Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Pansy Kidd Middle School scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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 Pansy Kidd Middle School in?
Poteau Public Schools, NCES district ID 4024870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 402487001309 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.