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.