Enrollment
255
Middle
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHEL·NCES 400423001417
Bethel Middle School
36000 Clearpond Road, Shawnee, OK 74801 · (405) 273-5944 · Pottawatomie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
139 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 79 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 38% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Bethel Middle School→Bethel High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BETHEL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.7%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
46.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Bethel Middle School
Bethel Middle School's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Middle School this school | 255 | 54.5% | 35.0% |
| Lone Grove Middle School Lone Grove | 306 | 51.3% | 34.6% |
| Mannford Middle School Mannford | 308 | 57.5% | 29.9% |
| Dewey Middle School Dewey | 244 | 58.2% | N/A |
| Prague Middle School Prague | 245 | 50.6% | 28.0% |
| Marlow Middle School Marlow | 282 | 51.4% | 32.3% |
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 Bethel Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Pottawatomie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #64 of 222 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #17 of 223 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #152 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #206 of 356 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #77 of 237 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #210 of 237 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #220 of 308 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #52 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
255
-28 (-10%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 255 | 17.2 | 14.8:1 | 55% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 17.1 | 14.3:1 | 58% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 14.6 | 17.7:1 | 45% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 39% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 18.6 | 15.4:1 | 47% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 48% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 42% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 285 | 17 | 16.8:1 | 43% (123) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethel Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (286 to 255); teachers down 8% (18.6 to 17.2).
About Bethel Middle School
Bethel Middle School is a small middle-grades school based in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 255 students. By comparison, middle schools in Oklahoma enroll about 388 students on average.
Bethel Middle School sits within BETHEL, which has 3 schools and 1,160 students.
Of every 100 students at Bethel Middle School, about 67 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% multiracial, 12% Native American, and 5% Hispanic. Among Pottawatomie County residents, the White share is about 71%. The diversity index for Bethel Middle School is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 14.8:1 is based on 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Oklahoma average 15.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 55%. It compares with 66% for public schools in Pottawatomie County.
Bethel Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of Oklahoma public middle schools.
Schools in Oklahoma with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 36.9%. Bethel Middle School scores 35.0%.
In the wider Pottawatomie County area, median household income comes to about $61,398, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pottawatomie County's 41 public schools enroll about 12,326 students and include Bethel Middle School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Bethel Middle School from the closest public school, Bethel High School. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Ranked by average proficiency, Bethel Middle School places 3rd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 255, from 283 in 2020-21.
People who know Bethel Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Pottawatomie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
73,463
Census ACS
Median income
$61,398
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
12,326 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BETHEL
- Bethel Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Bethel High SchoolHigh · 349 students
Other schools in Shawnee
- Shawnee High SchoolHigh · 1,045 students
- Shawnee Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Bethel Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Grove Public SchoolElementary · 539 students
- North Rock Creek High SchoolHigh · 487 students
- North Rock Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
Other Bethel Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Bethel Middle. Bethel Middle School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- BETHEL MIDDLE SCHOOLALEXANDER, AR · 762 students
- Bethel Middle SchoolBethel, CT · 758 students
- Bethel Middle SchoolSpanaway, WA · 661 students
- Bethel Middle SchoolTipp City, OH · 526 students
- Bethel MiddleWaynesville, NC · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Bethel High School0.1 mi · 349
- Bethel Elementary School0.2 mi · 556
- Shawnee High School4.7 mi · 1,045
- Dale Elementary School5.0 mi · 409
- Dale Middle School5.0 mi · 218
- Dale High School5.1 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Bethel Middle SchoolHow many students attend Bethel Middle School?
Bethel Middle School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades 06-08.
Is Bethel Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bethel Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Bethel Middle School have?
Bethel Middle School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Bethel Middle School?
Student demographics at Bethel Middle School are roughly 67% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 15% Two or more.
Is Bethel Middle School public or private?
Bethel Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BETHEL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.