BLACKWELL MS

BLACKWELL MS is one of the small middle-grades schools in Blackwell, Oklahoma, run under BLACKWELL, with 227 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 41% below the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 388 students.

Across the 3 schools in BLACKWELL (1,087 students total), BLACKWELL MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, BLACKWELL MS lists that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, BLACKWELL MS lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.7:1, putting BLACKWELL MS tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, BLACKWELL MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.6%; this one delivers 31.0%.

Around the school, Kay County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,423 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kay County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,295 students), BLACKWELL MS is one campus in the mix.

BLACKWELL HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around BLACKWELL MS. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BLACKWELL MS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BLACKWELL MS has contracted 8%, going from 247 students in 2018 to 227 in 2025.

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