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What's one thing BELLE ISLE MS gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
434
Middle
DISTRICT 579 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKLAHOMA CITY·NCES 402277002275
Belle Isle Middle School
5904 North Villa Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73112 · (405) 587-6600 · Oklahoma County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
278 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 5 | 110 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 24% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
32.5%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Belle Isle Middle School
Belle Isle Middle School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Isle Middle School this school | 434 | 64.1% | 38.3% |
| Irving Middle School Norman | 727 | 68.4% | 22.7% |
| Central Junior High School Moore | 574 | 63.2% | 19.4% |
| West Junior High School Oklahoma City | 605 | 71.9% | 20.5% |
| Sequoyah Middle School Broken Arrow | 642 | 63.4% | 18.2% |
| Lakeview Intermediate School Yukon | 604 | 62.3% | 33.8% |
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 Belle Isle Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Oklahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #43 of 222 | #10 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #70 of 223 | #13 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #12 of 211 | #6 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #124 of 356 | #33 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #127 of 237 | #22 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.4% | #21 of 237 | #4 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #179 of 308 | #30 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #95 of 113 | #12 of 15 |
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
434
-118 (-21%) vs 2020
+20% since 2000-01, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 434 | 26.9 | 16.1:1 | 64% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 62% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 31.5 | 15.1:1 | 61% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 49% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 24.2 | 18.6:1 | 100% (450) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 43% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 54% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | 58% (210) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belle Isle Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (450 to 434); teachers up 11% (24.2 to 26.9).
About Belle Isle Middle School
Belle Isle Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, one of the schools in OKLAHOMA CITY. Enrolled students number 434 students, in grades 5 through 8.
OKLAHOMA CITY counts 58 schools and 32,864 students, including Belle Isle Middle School.
Enrollment at Belle Isle Middle School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 34%. It is also 30% Hispanic, 17% Black, 12% multiracial, and 5% Asian. For comparison, the population of Oklahoma County is roughly 57% White. By the diversity index, Belle Isle Middle School comes in at 74%.
Teachers at Belle Isle Middle School total 26.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.1:1. Middle schools in Oklahoma average about 15.7:1, a similar figure. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 64%. Across public schools in Oklahoma County, the average is about the same, 67%.
Measured against Oklahoma public middle schools, Belle Isle Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 33.7% at Belle Isle Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.3%.
In the county around the school, Oklahoma County, median household income is about $66,679, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Belle Isle Middle School is among the 225 public schools in Oklahoma County.
The nearest other public school, Monroe Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Belle Isle Middle School places 1st out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Belle Isle Middle School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 21%, from 552 to 434. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.8:1 to 16.1:1 over the same years.
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Oklahoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
806,199
Census ACS
Median income
$66,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
225
161,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OKLAHOMA CITY
- Northwest Classen High SchoolHigh · 1,914 students
- U. S. Grant High SchoolHigh · 1,680 students
- Capitol Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,494 students
- Taft Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,096 students
- Classen Ms of Advanced StudiesMiddle · 916 students
- Southeast High SchoolHigh · 860 students
Other schools in Oklahoma City
- Epic Charter Virtual High SchoolHigh · 14,517 students
- Epic Charter Virtual Elementary SchoolElementary · 14,019 students
- Westmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,607 students
- Putnam City West High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Putnam City High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Northwest Classen High SchoolHigh · 1,914 students
Nearby schools
- Monroe Elementary School0.8 mi · 357
- Epic Charter Virtual High School0.8 mi · 14,517
- Epic Charter Virtual Elementary School0.8 mi · 14,019
- Kirkland Early Childhood Center1.0 mi · 243
- Harding Charter Preparatory Ms at Independence1.1 mi · 404
- Nichols Hills Elementary School1.8 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Belle Isle Middle SchoolHow many students attend Belle Isle Middle School?
Belle Isle Middle School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Belle Isle Middle School serve?
Belle Isle Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belle Isle Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belle Isle Middle School is approximately 16.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Belle Isle Middle School?
Belle Isle Middle School reports a student body of 34% White, 30% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Belle Isle Middle School public or private?
Belle Isle Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by OKLAHOMA CITY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.