Enrollment
84
Middle
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORDELL·NCES 400864000365
Cordell Junior High School
606 E third st, Cordell, OK 73632 · (580) 832-3420 · Washita County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL84 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
42 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 7 | 36 | 43% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 57% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Cordell Junior High School→Cordell High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CORDELL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
OK avg 30.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 30 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Cordell Junior High School
Cordell Junior High School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordell Junior High School this school | 84 | 50.0% | 33.5% |
| Cherokee Middle School CHEROKEE | 94 | 43.6% | 32.1% |
| Morrison Middle School Morrison | 88 | 51.1% | 50.0% |
| Thackerville Middle School Thackerville | 64 | 42.2% | 36.5% |
| Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School Thomas | 94 | 58.5% | 45.9% |
| Fletcher Junior High School Fletcher | 60 | 48.3% | N/A |
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 Cordell Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 84 | #325 of 356 |
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
84
-55 (-40%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 140
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 84 | 7.9 | 10.6:1 | 50% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 7.6 | 18.8:1 | 65% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 9.3 | 14.8:1 | 63% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 9 | 15.4:1 | 67% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 155 | 11.7 | 13.2:1 | 62% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 63% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | 9 | 18.0:1 | 65% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 143 | 11 | 13.0:1 | 48% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 140 | 8 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cordell Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (155 to 84); teachers down 33% (11.7 to 7.9).
About Cordell Junior High School
Cordell Junior High School is one of the public schools in Cordell, Oklahoma. It is a small middle-grades school. The latest federal count shows 84 students in grades 7 through 8. Against the 388-student average for middle schools in Oklahoma, enrollment here is 78% lower.
The 3 schools of CORDELL, including Cordell Junior High School, enroll 615 students.
A majority of students at Cordell Junior High School, 76%, are White. Other reported shares: 13% multiracial and 11% Hispanic. Washita County's residents are about 85% White, 9 points above the school's share. Cordell Junior High School has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 7.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.6:1. Among middle schools in Oklahoma, the typical ratio is 15.7:1. The school's lunch program data list 50% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Washita County is 59%.
Measured against Oklahoma public middle schools, Cordell Junior High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Cordell Junior High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.5% and a predicted 38.5%.
In the county around the school, Washita County, median household income is about $63,501, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 9 public schools operate in Washita County, serving about 1,806 students.
The nearest other public school, Cordell High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Cordell Junior High School is 2nd of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put Cordell Junior High School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 84 was 40% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 139. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.6:1, from 15.4:1.
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Washita County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,815
Census ACS
Median income
$63,501
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CORDELL
- Cordell Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Cordell High SchoolHigh · 167 students
Other schools in Cordell
- Cordell Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Cordell High SchoolHigh · 167 students
Nearby schools
- Cordell High School0.0 mi · 167
- Cordell Elementary School0.2 mi · 364
- Burns Flat-Dill City High School11.3 mi · 132
- Will Rogers Elementary School11.6 mi · 355
- Blanche Thomas High School14.3 mi · 80
- McMurray Elementary School14.3 mi · 210
Frequently asked questions
About Cordell Junior High SchoolHow large is Cordell Junior High School?
Cordell Junior High School enrolls approximately 84 students in grades 07-08.
Is Cordell Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cordell Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Cordell Junior High School have?
Cordell Junior High School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Cordell Junior High School?
Student demographics at Cordell Junior High School are roughly 76% White, 11% Hispanic, 13% Two or more.
What district is Cordell Junior High School in?
Cordell Junior High School is part of CORDELL.
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