Del City Middle School

In Del City, Oklahoma, part of Oklahoma County, Del City Middle School is a middle school. Its 876 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 126% above the 388 average for middle schools in Oklahoma.

Del City Middle School is among 19 schools run by MIDWEST CITY-DEL CITY, which serves 12,087 students.

No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Del City Middle School. The largest is Black students, at 39%. Next come 22% Hispanic, 19% White, 16% multiracial, and 2% Native American. That compares with about 14% Black among all Oklahoma County residents. The school's diversity index is 74%, meaning two students picked at random have a 74% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Dividing enrollment by its 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.2:1. That is higher than the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma. Eligible students account for 54% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Oklahoma County is 67%.

Across Oklahoma County, the median household income is $66,679, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Oklahoma County is home to 225 public schools and about 161,569 public school students.

The school nearest to Del City Middle School is Del City Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

Federal data place Del City Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, Del City Middle School's enrollment grew 6%, to 876. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.7:1 to 17.2:1.

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