ELK CITY MS

As a compact middle school in Elk City, Oklahoma, ELK CITY MS teaches 297 students from grades 7 through 8, part of ELK CITY. Compared to the state average of about 388 students per school, that is 23% below typical.

ELK CITY comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,122 students; ELK CITY MS is among them.

On the student-mix side, ELK CITY MS shows that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 23% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Native American, 4% Black. By comparison, Beckham County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at ELK CITY MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ELK CITY MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.9%; this one delivers 40.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Beckham County indicate the typical household earns roughly $53,328 per year, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Beckham County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,884 students), of which ELK CITY MS is one.

The closest other public school is ELK CITY IES, roughly 1.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELK CITY MS at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 38.4%.

ELK CITY MS operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 315 students in 2018 compared to 297 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 59% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.