DALE MS

DALE MS is a middle-grades school of compact scale in Dale, Oklahoma, run under DALE, hosting 218 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 388 students per school, that is 44% smaller than typical.

DALE runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 864 students. DALE MS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DALE MS lists that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Native American, 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Pottawatomie County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DALE MS is in the bottom 10% of Oklahoma public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 41.0%; DALE MS posts 27.1%, -13.9 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Pottawatomie County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $61,398 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pottawatomie County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,326 students), of which DALE MS is one.

DALE ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DALE MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DALE MS at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 32.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 27%: 172 students in 2018 compared to 218 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 70% to 65%.

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