Enrollment
319
Middle
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHECOTAH·NCES 400735001859
Checotah Middle School
320 West Jefferson, Checotah, OK 74426 · (918) 473-2239 · McIntosh County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
274 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 93 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 111 | 35% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Checotah Middle School→Checotah High School
Based on grade levels within CHECOTAH. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.4%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
27.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
319
+14 (+5%) vs 2020
+32% since 2000-01, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 319 | 21.4 | 14.9:1 | 86% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 23.4 | 13.5:1 | 83% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 20.3 | 16.3:1 | 73% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 76% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 27.7 | 14.3:1 | 99% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 77% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 20 | 16.5:1 | 75% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 242 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 81% (195) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Checotah Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (395 to 319); teachers down 23% (27.7 to 21.4).
About Checotah Middle School
Checotah Middle School is a public middle school run by CHECOTAH in Checotah, Oklahoma. It serves 319 students in grades 6 through 8.
Checotah Middle School is one of 4 schools in CHECOTAH, which enrolls 1,428 students in total.
White students account for 53% of enrollment at Checotah Middle School. Other groups make up 29% Native American, 13% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. McIntosh County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school's share is lower. Checotah Middle School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.9:1. That ratio is under the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 86%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Checotah Middle School is 26.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.6%.
Across McIntosh County, median household income is about $46,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Checotah Middle School is among the 11 public schools in McIntosh County.
Marshall Elementary School is the public school closest to Checotah Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Checotah Middle School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Checotah Middle School at 2nd of 4.
NCES assigns Checotah Middle School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 305 to 319. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.9:1.
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McIntosh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,400
Census ACS
Median income
$46,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,779 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHECOTAH
- Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Checotah High SchoolHigh · 389 students
- Checotah Intermediate Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in Checotah
- Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Checotah High SchoolHigh · 389 students
- Checotah Intermediate Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall Elementary School0.6 mi · 433
- Checotah Intermediate Elementary School0.6 mi · 287
- Checotah High School0.9 mi · 389
- Oktaha High School8.1 mi · 215
- Oktaha Elementary School8.1 mi · 431
- Midway Elementary School9.4 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Checotah Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Checotah Middle School?
Checotah Middle School enrolls approximately 319 students in grades 06-08.
Is Checotah Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Checotah Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Checotah Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Checotah Middle School is approximately 14.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Checotah Middle School?
At Checotah Middle School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Checotah Middle School?
Checotah Middle School is overseen by CHECOTAH in McIntosh County.
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