BELLE ISLE MS

BELLE ISLE MS is a 6-8 campus of mid-sized scale in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, operated by OKLAHOMA CITY, hosting 434 students in grades 5 through 8.

BELLE ISLE MS is one of 58 schools operated by OKLAHOMA CITY, a district that hosts 32,864 students overall.

Looking at the student body, BELLE ISLE MS logs that the most-represented group is White (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 30% Hispanic, 17% Black, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, BELLE ISLE MS records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages about 15.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, BELLE ISLE MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Oklahoma County put the typical household earns roughly $66,679 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Oklahoma County's 225 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students), BELLE ISLE MS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MONROE ES, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BELLE ISLE MS comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 16.1%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 450 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.