7TH AND 8TH GRADE ACADEMIC CTR

As a close-knit junior high in Poteau, Oklahoma, 7TH AND 8TH GRADE ACADEMIC CTR serves 277 students from grades 7 through 8, one of the schools within POTEAU. Compared to the state average of about 388 students per school, that is 29% below typical.

Across the 5 schools in POTEAU (2,146 students total), 7TH AND 8TH GRADE ACADEMIC CTR accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, 7TH AND 8TH GRADE ACADEMIC CTR logs that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 27% Hispanic, 19% Native American, 15% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

On the income-and-resources front, 7TH AND 8TH GRADE ACADEMIC CTR records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 69% of students at 7TH AND 8TH GRADE ACADEMIC CTR qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, 7TH AND 8TH GRADE ACADEMIC CTR sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.0%; this one delivers 32.6%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Le Flore County indicate median household income runs about $51,565, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Le Flore County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,938 students), of which 7TH AND 8TH GRADE ACADEMIC CTR is one.

POTEAU HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around 7TH AND 8TH GRADE ACADEMIC CTR. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts 7TH AND 8TH GRADE ACADEMIC CTR at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 22.2%.

7TH AND 8TH GRADE ACADEMIC CTR operates from a town-based location.

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