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AMBER-POCASSET MS

401 E Main, Amber, OK 73004 · (405) 224-5768 · Grady County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL43 STUDENTS
Enrollment
43
Middle
DISTRICT 137 · STATE 388
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
24 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Grade 7
27
Grade 8
16
Student demographics
White
3377%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 43%
Hispanic
49%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 21%
Two+
614%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 14%
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
Male
1944%
Female
2456%

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
32.5%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
37.0%
OK avg 32.6%
Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
43
-85 (-66%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
was 16.2:1
% White
77%
was 78%
% Hispanic
9%
was 8%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About AMBER-POCASSET MS

Located at 401 E Main, in Amber, Oklahoma, AMBER-POCASSET MS is a rural-scale 6-8 campus that caters to 43 students (grades 7 through 8), overseen by AMBER-POCASSET. That puts it 89% leaner than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 388 students.

Within AMBER-POCASSET, which oversees 3 schools and 412 students, AMBER-POCASSET MS is one campus in the system.

On demographics, AMBER-POCASSET MS lists that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 14% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, AMBER-POCASSET MS shows 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.8:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, AMBER-POCASSET MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.5%; this one delivers 34.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Grady County put the typical household earns roughly $75,419 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. AMBER-POCASSET MS is one of 33 public schools in Grady County (combined enrollment of about 9,669 students).

Nearest neighbor: AMBER-POCASSET HS, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), AMBER-POCASSET MS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AMBER-POCASSET MS has edged down 66%, going from 128 students in 2018 to 43 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 6.8:1 today.

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Grady County at a glance

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Population
56,606
Census ACS
Median income
$75,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
9,669 students

Quick facts

School name
AMBER-POCASSET MS
District
AMBER-POCASSET
Address
401 E Main, Amber, OK 73004
Phone
(405) 224-5768
County
Grady County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
43
Teachers (FTE)
6
Student–teacher ratio
6.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
24 (56%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
400291000047
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About AMBER-POCASSET MS
What is the total enrollment at AMBER-POCASSET MS?
AMBER-POCASSET MS enrolls approximately 43 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does AMBER-POCASSET MS serve?
AMBER-POCASSET MS serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at AMBER-POCASSET MS?
Approximately 6.8:1 students per teacher at AMBER-POCASSET MS.
How diverse is AMBER-POCASSET MS?
AMBER-POCASSET MS reports a student body of 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 14% Two or more.
What district is AMBER-POCASSET MS in?
AMBER-POCASSET MS is part of AMBER-POCASSET.
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