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What's one thing 8TH AND 9TH GRADE ACADEMY gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
595
High
DISTRICT 820 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSKOGEE·NCES 402097002930
8th and 9th Grade Academy
402 N S St, Muskogee, OK 74403 · (918) 684-3700 · Muskogee County
GRADES 08–09HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
473 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 68%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MUSKOGEE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
16.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
11.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About 8th and 9th Grade Academy
Located at 402 N S St, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, 8th and 9th Grade Academy is a moderately sized four-year high school that caters to 595 students (grades 8 through 9), operated by MUSKOGEE. That puts it 34% larger than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 443 students.
MUSKOGEE runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 4,770 students. 8th and 9th Grade Academy is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, 8th and 9th Grade Academy shows that 31% of students identify as multiracial, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Native American.
Looking at school resources, 8th and 9th Grade Academy logs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 79% of students at 8th and 9th Grade Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, 8th and 9th Grade Academy falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 28.4%; this one comes in at 13.5%, -14.8 points off the demographic line.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Muskogee County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $53,619 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Muskogee County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,911 students), 8th and 9th Grade Academy is one campus in the mix.
TONY GOETZ ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Muskogee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,444
Census ACS
Median income
$53,619
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
11,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MUSKOGEE
- MUSKOGEE HSHigh · 1,045 students
- 6TH AND 7TH GRADE ACADEMYMiddle · 551 students
- IRVING ESElementary · 421 students
- SADLER ARTS ACADEMYElementary · 415 students
- TONY GOETZ ESElementary · 408 students
- CREEK ESElementary · 381 students
Other schools in Muskogee
- MUSKOGEE HSHigh · 1,045 students
- HILLDALE LOWER ESElementary · 952 students
- HILLDALE HSHigh · 626 students
- 6TH AND 7TH GRADE ACADEMYMiddle · 551 students
- HILLDALE MSMiddle · 430 students
- IRVING ESElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- TONY GOETZ ES0.5 mi · 408
- IRVING ES0.7 mi · 421
- MUSKOGEE EC CTR1.1 mi · 290
- OKLAHOMA SCHL FOR THE BLIND ES1.3 mi · 14
- OKLAHOMA SCHL FOR THE BLIND HS1.3 mi · 48
- OKLAHOMA SCHL FOR THE BLIND MS1.3 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About 8th and 9th Grade AcademyHow large is 8th and 9th Grade Academy?
8th and 9th Grade Academy enrolls approximately 595 students in grades 08-09.
Is 8th and 9th Grade Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
8th and 9th Grade Academy is a high school covering grades 08-09.
How many teachers does 8th and 9th Grade Academy have?
8th and 9th Grade Academy employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at 8th and 9th Grade Academy?
Student demographics at 8th and 9th Grade Academy are roughly 23% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 31% Two or more.
What district is 8th and 9th Grade Academy in?
8th and 9th Grade Academy is part of MUSKOGEE.
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