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What's the biggest difference between ARDMORE MS and what you expected?
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Enrollment
312
Middle
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARDMORE·NCES 400318029636
Ardmore Middle School
511 Veterans Blvd, Ardmore, OK 73401 · (580) 223-2475 · Carter County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
285 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 68%
Community
1
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 | 175 | 56% |
| Grade 8 | 137 | 44% |
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
Ardmore Middle School→Ardmore High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ARDMORE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
14.5%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
12.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Ardmore Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardmore Middle School this school | 312 | 91.3% | 17.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Ardmore | 396 | 99.7% | 20.3% |
| Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School Okmulgee | 268 | 92.5% | N/A |
| Stilwell Middle School Stilwell | 291 | 89.3% | N/A |
| 6th and 7th Grade Academy Muskogee | 551 | 85.5% | N/A |
| Emerson Middle School Enid | 353 | 89.5% | 17.5% |
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 Ardmore Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Carter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #208 of 222 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #199 of 223 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #199 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #174 of 356 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #157 of 237 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.1% | #7 of 237 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #30 of 308 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.5% | #1 of 113 | 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
312
-241 (-44%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 312 | 18.4 | 17.0:1 | 91% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 16.4 | 19.9:1 | 80% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 29.5 | 16.9:1 | 81% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 89% (491) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 33.9 | 16.9:1 | 100% (572) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 89% (588) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 85% (523) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 55% (256) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 35 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ardmore Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (572 to 312); teachers down 46% (33.9 to 18.4).
About Ardmore Middle School
Ardmore, Oklahoma, is home to Ardmore Middle School, a small middle-grades school. It serves 312 students in grades 7 through 8.
A total of 6 schools make up ARDMORE, with 2,546 students enrolled.
Ardmore Middle School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 28%. The rest of enrollment is 25% White, 25% multiracial, 12% Black, and 8% Native American. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Carter County's population at about 9%. The school's diversity index is 77%, meaning two students picked at random have a 77% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 18.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.0:1. On average, middle schools in Oklahoma have 15.7:1, compared with 17.0:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 70% for public schools in Carter County.
Ardmore Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.9% and a predicted 24.3%.
Carter County census figures show that the median household income is $60,723, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Carter County is home to 28 public schools and about 8,383 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Ardmore High School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Ardmore Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21 count was 553 students and the 2024-25 count was 312. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The ratio was 14.6:1 in 2020-21 and 17.0:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Ardmore Middle School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Carter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,555
Census ACS
Median income
$60,723
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARDMORE
- Ardmore High SchoolHigh · 707 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Charles Evans Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Will Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 324 students
Other schools in Ardmore
- Ardmore High SchoolHigh · 707 students
- Plainview High SchoolHigh · 433 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Plainview Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Charles Evans Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolMiddle · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Ardmore High School0.2 mi · 707
- Charles Evans Elementary School0.8 mi · 398
- Will Rogers Elementary School1.2 mi · 324
- Lincoln Elementary School2.4 mi · 409
- Jefferson Elementary School2.8 mi · 396
- Plainview Middle School4.1 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Ardmore Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ardmore Middle School?
Ardmore Middle School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Ardmore Middle School serve?
Ardmore Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Ardmore Middle School have?
Ardmore Middle School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Ardmore Middle School?
Student demographics at Ardmore Middle School are roughly 25% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 25% Two or more.
What district is Ardmore Middle School in?
Ardmore Middle School is part of ARDMORE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.