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Enrollment
488
Middle
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSHING·NCES 400924000388
CUSHING MS
521 South Harmony Road, Cushing, OK 74023 · (918) 225-1311 · Payne County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
246 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
CUSHING MS→CUSHING HS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CUSHING. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
23.4%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
27.7%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
488
-75 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.6:1
% White
68%
was 62%
% Hispanic
7%
was 7%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CUSHING MS
CUSHING MS is a middle school of reasonably sized scale in Cushing, Oklahoma, overseen by CUSHING, instructing 488 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 388 students each, so CUSHING MS sits 26% above that benchmark.
CUSHING comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,681 students; CUSHING MS is among them.
On the student-mix side, CUSHING MS records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 14% multiracial, 9% Native American, 7% Hispanic.
On the resource side, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.7:1 average. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CUSHING MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.4%, the actual is 28.3%, a residual of -10.1 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Payne County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $49,809 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Payne County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,609 students), of which CUSHING MS is one.
Nearest neighbor: CUSHING HS, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CUSHING MS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.1%.
CUSHING MS operates from a town-center location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 563 students in 2018 compared to 488 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share expanded from 62% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.
Inside the community feed, members of the CUSHING MS community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Payne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,972
Census ACS
Median income
$49,809
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,609 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CUSHING
- CUSHING HSHigh · 521 students
- CUSHING UPPER ESElementary · 360 students
- CUSHING LOWER ESElementary · 223 students
- CUSHING PRE-KINDERGARTEN SCHLElementary · 89 students
Other schools in Cushing
- CUSHING HSHigh · 521 students
- CUSHING UPPER ESElementary · 360 students
- CUSHING LOWER ESElementary · 223 students
- OAK GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOLElementary · 154 students
- CUSHING PRE-KINDERGARTEN SCHLElementary · 89 students
Nearby schools
- CUSHING HS0.4 mi · 521
- CUSHING LOWER ES0.9 mi · 223
- CUSHING UPPER ES1.8 mi · 360
- CUSHING PRE-KINDERGARTEN SCHL2.9 mi · 89
- OAK GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL5.4 mi · 154
- BRADLEY ES6.9 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About CUSHING MSWhat is the total enrollment at CUSHING MS?
CUSHING MS enrolls approximately 488 students in grades 05-08.
Is CUSHING MS an elementary, middle, or high school?
CUSHING MS is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at CUSHING MS?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at CUSHING MS.
How diverse is CUSHING MS?
CUSHING MS reports a student body of 68% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is CUSHING MS public or private?
CUSHING MS is a public K-12 school, overseen by CUSHING.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.