BETHEL MS

Set in Shawnee, Oklahoma, BETHEL MS is a small middle school, one of the schools within BETHEL. It serves 255 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 388 students per school, that is 34% leaner than typical.

Within BETHEL, which oversees 3 schools and 1,160 students, BETHEL MS is one campus in the system.

Demographically, BETHEL MS lists that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 15% multiracial, 12% Native American, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Pottawatomie County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.7:1, putting BETHEL MS tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Pottawatomie County's rate of about 66%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BETHEL MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Pottawatomie County) records that median household earnings sit near $61,398, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Pottawatomie County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,326 students), of which BETHEL MS is one.

The closest other public school is BETHEL HS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BETHEL MS comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 38.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. BETHEL MS's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 286 (now 255).

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