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Central Middle School

1201 Northwest Fort Sill Boulevard, Lawton, OK 73507 · (580) 355-8544 · Comanche County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL955 STUDENTS
Enrollment
955
Middle
DISTRICT 957 · STATE 388
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
771 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 630732%
Grade 732334%
Grade 832534%
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
28230%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
27329%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
16818%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Asian
141%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
15516%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
465%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 11% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
172%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
50353%
Female
45247%

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
13.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
9.3%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Central Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn Comanche County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
11.2%#222 of 222N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
9.3%#209 of 223N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
13.0%#205 of 211N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
955#16 of 356#2 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.6:1#105 of 237N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
77.1%#8 of 237N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
80.7%#71 of 308N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+26.2%#20 of 89N/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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
955
+329 (+53%) vs 2020
+26% since 2010-11, when it was 757
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2595561.315.6:181% (771)
2023-2495458.516.3:184% (805)
2022-2399460.116.5:172% (716)
2020-216265910.6:159% (370)
2017-1875763.112.0:173% (553)
2015-167366611.2:178% (575)
2010-117577310.4:170% (533)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Middle School.

About Central Middle School

Central Middle School is one of the public schools in Lawton, Oklahoma. It is a large middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 955 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Oklahoma) has about 388 students.

LAWTON has 23 schools and 13,642 students, and Central Middle School is one of those schools.

By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Central Middle School is White (30%). Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 18% Black, 16% multiracial, and 5% Native American. The county population is about 58% White. Central Middle School has a diversity index of 77%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Its teaching staff equals 61.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.6:1. Middle schools in Oklahoma average about 15.7:1, a similar figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 81%. The 67% average for public schools in Comanche County is 14 points lower.

On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Central Middle School ranks in the bottom 10% in Oklahoma. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 11.2%, against a prediction of 27.9%.

In Comanche County (population about 121,825), median household income is about $60,761, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Central Middle School is one of 44 public schools in Comanche County, which together enroll about 20,786 students.

The nearest other public school, Lawton High School, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

For locale, NCES codes Central Middle School as City: Small.

Central Middle School had 626 students in 2020-21 and 955 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.6:1 to 15.6:1.

Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Comanche County at a glance

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Population
121,825
Census ACS
Median income
$60,761
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
20,786 students

Quick facts

School name
Central Middle School
District
LAWTON
Address
1201 Northwest Fort Sill Boulevard, Lawton, OK 73507
Phone
(580) 355-8544
County
Comanche County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
955
Teachers (FTE)
61
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
771 (81%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
401725002393
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Central Middle School
How large is Central Middle School?
Central Middle School enrolls approximately 955 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Central Middle School serve?
Central Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Central Middle School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Central Middle School.
How diverse is Central Middle School?
Central Middle School reports a student body of 30% White, 29% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Middle School?
Central Middle School is overseen by LAWTON in Comanche County.
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