Enrollment
277
Middle
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POTEAU·NCES 402487002915
7th and 8th Grade Academic Center
100 Mockingbird Lane, Poteau, OK 74953 · (918) 647-7740 · Le Flore County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
191 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 135 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 142 | 51% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
7th and 8th Grade Academic Center→Poteau High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within POTEAU. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.4%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
30.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oklahoma's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center
7th and 8th Grade Academic Center's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center this school | 277 | 69.0% | 32.6% |
| Pansy Kidd Middle School Poteau | 288 | 69.1% | 32.3% |
| Pauls Valley Junior High School Pauls Valley | 322 | 73.6% | 22.3% |
| Purcell Junior High School Purcell | 310 | 62.6% | 33.0% |
| Willard Elementary School Ada | 373 | 65.7% | 23.0% |
| Eufaula Middle School Eufaula | 244 | 68.4% | 39.3% |
Matched among Oklahoma middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Le Flore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #86 of 222 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #91 of 223 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #101 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #195 of 356 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #44 of 237 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #38 of 237 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #137 of 308 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
277
-50 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 277 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 69% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 20.7 | 15.3:1 | 74% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 19.6 | 18.5:1 | 57% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 66% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center.
About 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center
7th and 8th Grade Academic Center is a public middle school run by POTEAU in Poteau, Oklahoma. The school counts 277 students across grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Oklahoma is about 388 students.
7th and 8th Grade Academic Center is a school in POTEAU. The district has 5 schools and 2,146 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center. The largest is White students, at 37%. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic, 19% Native American, and 15% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Le Flore County is roughly 70% White. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 20 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma. The school's lunch program data list 69% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 70% average for public schools in Le Flore County.
Measured against Oklahoma public middle schools, 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center would score about 32.0%. It scores 32.6%, within a point of that figure.
7th and 8th Grade Academic Center is located in Le Flore County, where the median household income is $51,565, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center is one of 38 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Poteau High School, about 0.1 miles away. 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center has 4 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 22.2% on proficiency, and 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center is above that at 32.6%.
7th and 8th Grade Academic Center is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment has fallen by 50 students since 2020-21, to 277.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Le Flore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,053
Census ACS
Median income
$51,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
8,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POTEAU
- Poteau High SchoolHigh · 674 students
- Poteau Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Poteau Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Pansy Kidd Middle SchoolMiddle · 288 students
Other schools in Poteau
- Poteau High SchoolHigh · 674 students
- Poteau Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Poteau Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Pansy Kidd Middle SchoolMiddle · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Poteau High School0.1 mi · 674
- Pansy Kidd Middle School0.9 mi · 288
- Poteau Upper Elementary School1.3 mi · 468
- Poteau Primary Elementary School1.3 mi · 439
- Shady Point Public School5.2 mi · 158
- Cameron Elementary School6.9 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About 7th and 8th Grade Academic CenterHow many students attend 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center?
7th and 8th Grade Academic Center enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 07-08.
Is 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
7th and 8th Grade Academic Center is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center.
What is the student diversity at 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center?
Student demographics at 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center are roughly 37% White, 27% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center in?
7th and 8th Grade Academic Center is part of POTEAU.
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