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Amber-Pocasset Middle School

401 E Main, Amber, OK 73004 · (405) 224-5768 · Grady County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL43 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Oklahoma public middle schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 72763%
Grade 81637%
Student demographics
White
3377%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
49%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Two+
614%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 14% · US 5%
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
Male
1944%
Female
2456%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Amber-Pocasset Middle School→Amber-Pocasset High School
Feeds from
Amber-Pocasset Elementary SchoolPK–06
Based on grade levels within AMBER-POCASSET. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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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%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 · 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

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →

Where Amber-Pocasset Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn Grady County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
43#353 of 356#8 of 8
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 2024-25
Enrollment
43
-20 (-32%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 106
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25436.36.8:156% (24)
2023-245368.9:147% (25)
2022-23666.610.1:148% (32)
2020-2163610.5:159% (37)
2017-181287.916.2:155% (71)
2015-16111715.9:153% (59)
2010-11102520.4:147% (48)
2000-01106426.5:136% (38)
1990-91106335.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amber-Pocasset Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 66% (128 to 43); teachers down 21% (7.9 to 6.3).

About Amber-Pocasset Middle School

Amber-Pocasset Middle School is a small middle school based in Amber, Oklahoma. It educates 43 students in grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Oklahoma is about 388 students.

AMBER-POCASSET operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 412 students.

White students are the majority at Amber-Pocasset Middle School, with 77% of enrollment. The school is also 14% multiracial and 9% Hispanic. That is close to the 80% White share among all Grady County residents.

Teacher staffing is 6.3 full-time equivalents, or about 6.8 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Oklahoma have 15.7:1, compared with 6.8:1 here. About 56% of students, or 24, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 55% average for public schools in Grady County.

The allk12 Grade for Amber-Pocasset Middle School is B+. Compared with Oklahoma public middle schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Amber-Pocasset Middle School is 1.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (34.9% versus 36.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oklahoma.

Grady County has these Census figures: the median household income is $75,419, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Grady County has 33 public schools and roughly 9,669 students.

The shortest distance from Amber-Pocasset Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Amber-Pocasset High School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Amber-Pocasset Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.

Enrollment at Amber-Pocasset Middle School dropped 32% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 63 to 43 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 6.8:1.

Community posts for Amber-Pocasset Middle School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

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 Middle School
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 and 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 Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Amber-Pocasset Middle School?
Amber-Pocasset Middle School enrolls approximately 43 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Amber-Pocasset Middle School serve?
Amber-Pocasset Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Amber-Pocasset Middle School?
Approximately 6.8:1 students per teacher at Amber-Pocasset Middle School.
How diverse is Amber-Pocasset Middle School?
Amber-Pocasset Middle School reports a student body of 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 14% Two or more.
What district is Amber-Pocasset Middle School in?
Amber-Pocasset Middle School is part of AMBER-POCASSET.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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