ELGIN MS

ELGIN MS operates as a big 6-8 campus in Elgin, Oklahoma, part of ELGIN. Current enrollment sits at 799 students spanning grades 5 through 8. That puts it 106% larger than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 388 students.

ELGIN MS is one of 3 schools operated by ELGIN, a district that hosts 2,534 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ELGIN MS lists that White students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Native American, 3% Black. Compared to Comanche County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.7:1 average. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Comanche County's rate of about 67%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, ELGIN MS sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 46.1%; actual is 30.7%, a gap of -15.4 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Comanche County) shows that median household income runs about $60,761, 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 ELGIN MS is one.

The closest other public school is ELGIN ES, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around ELGIN MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELGIN MS at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 34.2%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. ELGIN MS's enrollment has edged up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 716 (now 799). White enrollment moved from 63% to 57% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

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