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Enrollment
696
Middle
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNCAN·NCES 401029000921
Duncan Middle School
1601 Chisholm Trail Parkway, Duncan, OK 73533 · (580) 470-8106 · Stephens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
479 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 225 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 251 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 32% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Duncan Middle School→Duncan High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DUNCAN. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.1%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
28.9%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Duncan Middle School
Duncan Middle School's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Middle School this school | 696 | 68.8% | 27.2% |
| Dewitt Waller Middle School Enid | 735 | 67.5% | 25.8% |
| Madison Middle School Bartlesville | 682 | 68.9% | 25.7% |
| Independence Intermediate Schl Yukon | 794 | 64.4% | 29.3% |
| Guthrie Upper Elementary School Guthrie | 534 | 66.5% | 20.7% |
| Durant Intermediate Elementary School Durant | 532 | 66.5% | 26.9% |
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 Duncan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Stephens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #141 of 222 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #98 of 223 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #156 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #58 of 356 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #88 of 237 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #141 of 237 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #143 of 308 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #111 of 113 | N/A |
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
696
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
+25% since 2000-01, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 696 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 69% (479) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 47.8 | 15.3:1 | 72% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 48.8 | 15.4:1 | 68% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 686 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 62% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 707 | 42.4 | 16.7:1 | 58% (409) |
| 2015-16 | 817 | 41 | 19.9:1 | 59% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 851 | 44 | 19.3:1 | 56% (475) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 43% (240) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duncan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (707 to 696); teachers up 8% (42.4 to 46).
About Duncan Middle School
At 1601 Chisholm Trail Parkway in Duncan, Oklahoma, Duncan Middle School operates as a high-enrollment middle-grades school. There are 696 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Oklahoma, the average enrollment is about 388.
DUNCAN enrolls 3,278 students in 8 schools, including Duncan Middle School.
White students are 54% of those enrolled at Duncan Middle School. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 4% Native American, and 3% Black. In Stephens County overall, about 80% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 15.1:1 is based on 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma. In all, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Stephens County, the average is 60%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Duncan Middle School is 32.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.2%.
The school is in Stephens County, where the median household earns about $61,620 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Duncan Middle School shares Stephens County with 25 other public schools.
The closest school to Duncan Middle School is Horace Mann Elementary School, located about 0.6 miles away. Duncan Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Local comparison: Duncan Middle School ranks 5th of 5 nearby schools, at 27.2% versus a 40.4% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 696, close to the 686 recorded in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Duncan Middle School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Stephens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,551
Census ACS
Median income
$61,620
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,186 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUNCAN
- Duncan High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Plato Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Will Rogers Pre-K CenterElementary · 174 students
Other schools in Duncan
- Duncan High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Plato Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Empire Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
Nearby schools
- Horace Mann Elementary School0.6 mi · 327
- Mark Twain Elementary School0.7 mi · 160
- Duncan High School0.8 mi · 981
- Emerson Elementary School1.4 mi · 336
- Will Rogers Pre-K Center1.4 mi · 174
- Plato Elementary School2.2 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Duncan Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Duncan Middle School?
Duncan Middle School enrolls approximately 696 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Duncan Middle School serve?
Duncan Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Duncan Middle School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Duncan Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Duncan Middle School?
At Duncan Middle School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Duncan Middle School in?
Duncan Middle School is part of DUNCAN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.