EISENHOWER MS

EISENHOWER MS, a sprawling middle school in Lawton, Oklahoma, one of the schools within LAWTON, teaches 1,087 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 180% bigger than the state mean of about 388.

LAWTON comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 13,642 students; EISENHOWER MS is among them.

Demographically, EISENHOWER MS shows that the most-represented group is White (28%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 23% Black, 17% multiracial, 5% Native American. By comparison, Comanche County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, EISENHOWER MS has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.7:1 average. Roughly 81% of students at EISENHOWER MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Comanche County (around 67%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EISENHOWER MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.8%, the actual is 15.1%, a residual of -12.7 points.

In the broader community, census data for Comanche County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,761 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Comanche County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,786 students), of which EISENHOWER MS is one.

The closest other public school is EISENHOWER HS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EISENHOWER MS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 30.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. EISENHOWER MS's enrollment has ticked up 25% since 2018, when it stood at 871 (now 1,087). Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for EISENHOWER MS typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.