CHICKASHA MS

CHICKASHA MS, a close-knit junior high in Chickasha, Oklahoma, operated by CHICKASHA, hosts 288 students, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts it 26% below the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 388 students.

Across the 5 schools in CHICKASHA (2,225 students total), CHICKASHA MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, CHICKASHA MS reports that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Native American. By comparison, Grady County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CHICKASHA MS has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.7:1 average. Roughly 77% of students at CHICKASHA MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Grady County's rate of about 55%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHICKASHA MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Grady County put the typical household earns roughly $75,419 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Grady County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,669 students), of which CHICKASHA MS is one.

The closest other public school is LINCOLN ES, roughly 0.7 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CHICKASHA MS comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 41.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. CHICKASHA MS's enrollment has decreased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 309 (now 288). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 11% to 6%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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