Enrollment
227
Middle
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACKWELL·NCES 400463000152
Blackwell Middle School
1041 South First Street, Blackwell, OK 74631 · (580) 363-2100 · Kay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- A-Beats 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
12.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
172 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 82 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 34% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Blackwell Middle School→Blackwell High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BLACKWELL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
OK avg 30.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 31 of 100.
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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Blackwell Middle School
Blackwell Middle School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Middle School this school | 227 | 75.8% | 31.0% |
| Dibble Middle School BLANCHARD | 190 | 76.3% | 31.0% |
| Lexington Middle School Lexington | 205 | 70.7% | 17.5% |
| Hinton Middle School Hinton | 197 | 77.7% | 22.1% |
| Wilburton Middle School Wilburton | 186 | 76.3% | 29.0% |
| McLoud Intermediate School McLoud | 328 | 75.6% | 25.6% |
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 Blackwell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #112 of 222 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #163 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #225 of 356 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #16 of 237 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #213 of 237 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #104 of 308 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #72 of 113 |
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
227
-25 (-10%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 227 | 18.3 | 12.4:1 | 76% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 15.8 | 14.0:1 | 80% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 16.4 | 15.8:1 | 78% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 21 | 12.0:1 | 82% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 20.3 | 12.2:1 | 70% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 74% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 69% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 58% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 20 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blackwell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (247 to 227); teachers down 10% (20.3 to 18.3).
About Blackwell Middle School
Blackwell Middle School serves students in Blackwell, Oklahoma, as a low-enrollment middle school. Enrollment totals 227 students across grades 6 through 8. The school is 41% below the average for middle schools in Oklahoma.
Blackwell Middle School is a school in BLACKWELL. The district has 3 schools and 1,087 students.
The largest group at Blackwell Middle School is White students, at 68%. Other students are 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Native American. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Blackwell Middle School scores 50%.
Its staff includes 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma is 3.3 students per teacher. Roughly 76% of students at Blackwell Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Kay County is close, at 76%.
Blackwell 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 60% of Oklahoma public middle schools.
Blackwell Middle School is 1.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.0% versus 29.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oklahoma.
The school's county is Kay County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $58,423, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 22 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,295, Blackwell Middle School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Blackwell High School, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Blackwell Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Blackwell Middle School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 25 students, from 252 to 227.
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Kay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,625
Census ACS
Median income
$58,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,295 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BLACKWELL
- Blackwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Blackwell High SchoolHigh · 353 students
Other schools in Blackwell
- Blackwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Blackwell High SchoolHigh · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Blackwell High School0.4 mi · 353
- Blackwell Elementary School1.3 mi · 507
- Tonkawa Elementary School7.7 mi · 402
- Tonkawa High School7.8 mi · 195
- Tonkawa Middle School7.8 mi · 194
- Peckham Public School8.7 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Blackwell Middle SchoolHow many students attend Blackwell Middle School?
Blackwell Middle School enrolls approximately 227 students in grades 06-08.
Is Blackwell Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blackwell Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Blackwell Middle School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Blackwell Middle School.
How diverse is Blackwell Middle School?
Blackwell Middle School reports a student body of 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Blackwell Middle School in?
Blackwell Middle School is part of BLACKWELL.
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