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

Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs

Federal NCES profile for Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 402451029667
0/100100/10054/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
24
📋 Attendance
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Oklahoma schools.

#2 of 4
public schools in Waukomis · Resource Index
54
Resource Index · Higher
10.9:1
small classes for Oklahoma
76
students enrolled

Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs has class sizes smaller than 92% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Waukomis, OK.

School address

Enrollment

76

Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

7.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.9:1

vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg

-32% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:110.9:1

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

What stands out at Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs

Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs is a small middle school in Waukomis, Oklahoma, enrolling 76 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.9:1, Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs is leaner than roughly 92% of Oklahoma schools and 32% under the state's 16.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Oklahoma schools, with 76 enrolled.

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

Its student body is led by White (67%) and Hispanic or Latino (20%) (diversity index 50/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 380 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

14.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The surrounding Pioneer-Pleasant Vale spends $16,857 per pupil, 34% above the Oklahoma average, a better-resourced district than most.

Pioneer-Pleasant Vale also operates Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Es (262 students) and Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Hs (118 students) alongside Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs.

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 Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs compares

Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs on the metrics families compare, against Oklahoma and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Oklahoma Oklahoma avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.9:1 ▼ 32% 16.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 76 top 91% - -

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

10.9:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
76
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.9:1
students per teacher - 32% below state mean
Top 8% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$16,857
per pupil, district-wide - above Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.5 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

White 67.1%
Hispanic or Latino 19.7%
Two or More 9.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.6%
African American 1.3%

Largest group: White at 67.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 50.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 50.2, Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs is less mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pioneer-Pleasant Vale, which includes Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs.

$16,857
Per student
+34%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
+2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 73.6%
State 18.9%
Federal 7.5%

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 Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Es Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Hs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Pioneer-Pleasant Vale · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

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 Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs'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 Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs

How many students attend Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs?

Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs has 76 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Waukomis, OK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs?

The student-teacher ratio at Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs is 10.9:1, which is 32% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 31% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs?

The largest demographic group at Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs is White at 67.1% of enrollment, in Waukomis, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs?

Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher 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 Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs rank among public schools in Waukomis?

By Resource Investment Index, Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Waukomis, OK. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Waukomis on the city page.

Is Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs a good school?

Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller 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 Pioneer-Pleasant Vale?

Besides Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Jhs, Pioneer-Pleasant Vale also operates Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Es (262 students) and Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Hs (118 students). See the Pioneer-Pleasant Vale 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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