Velma-Alma Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Velma, Oklahoma
Velma-Alma Middle School in Velma, Oklahoma enrolled 90 students in 2024-25 with 8.7 full-time teachers, 10.3 students per teacher against the Oklahoma middle-school median of 15.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%
102 students in 2022-23, 106 students in 2023-24, 90 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.0 to 8.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 102 | 7.0 | 14.6 |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 6.3 | 16.7 |
| 2024-25 | 90 | 8.7 | 10.3 |
10.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 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 352 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Velma-Alma Middle School enrolled 116 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 352 of the 116 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent21.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.1% of students were White, 22.2% of two or more races, 4.4% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White71.1%
- Two or more races22.2%
- American Indian4.4%
- Hispanic2.2%
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 Velma-Alma Middle School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 | 25‑29% | 32% | 27.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 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.
What to look at next about Velma-Alma Middle School
- Healdton Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 18 miles away: 97 students, 22.3 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
- Ringling Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 19 miles away: 70 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
- Compare Velma-Alma Middle School with Healdton Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Velma-Alma spends per student$11,675 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,675
- The largest public schools in OklahomaVelma-Alma Middle School is the number 318 by size of 355 Oklahoma middle schools open in 2024-25.#318 of 355
- Oklahoma schools by students per teacher10.3 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.4 for middle schools.10.3:1
- 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 Velma-Alma Middle School
How many students attend Velma-Alma Middle School?
90 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 102 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Velma, OK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Velma-Alma Middle School?
10.3 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 Velma-Alma Middle School a Title I school?
Velma-Alma Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Velma-Alma Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Velma-Alma Middle School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 Velma-Alma Middle School in?
Velma-Alma, NCES district ID 4031020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 403102001455 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.