CENTRAL MS

CENTRAL MS is one of the small middle schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma, overseen by TULSA, with 296 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 388 students per school, that is 24% leaner than typical.

Within TULSA, which oversees 69 schools and 33,617 students, CENTRAL MS is one campus in the system.

Demographically, CENTRAL MS logs that the largest single group is Black at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 19% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 12% White, 5% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.7:1, putting CENTRAL MS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 93% of students at CENTRAL MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Osage County (around 71%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Osage County) reports that median household earnings sit near $62,847, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Osage County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,655 students), of which CENTRAL MS is one.

CENTRAL HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CENTRAL MS.

CENTRAL MS operates from a low-density location.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.