ELMORE CITY JHS

ELMORE CITY JHS is a middle school of minimally staffed scale in Elmore City, Oklahoma, operated by ELMORE CITY-PERNELL, educateing 106 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 388 students per school, that is 73% smaller than typical.

ELMORE CITY-PERNELL comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 452 students; ELMORE CITY JHS is among them.

In terms of who attends, ELMORE CITY JHS records that 58% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 18% Native American, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

In terms of school funding signals, ELMORE CITY JHS records 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.7:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at ELMORE CITY JHS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, census data for Garvin County shows median household income runs about $58,556, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. ELMORE CITY JHS is one of 21 public schools in Garvin County (combined enrollment of about 5,065 students).

ELMORE CITY-PERNELL HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around ELMORE CITY JHS.

ELMORE CITY JHS operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. ELMORE CITY JHS's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 123 (now 106). The White share of enrollment decreased from 65% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the ELMORE CITY JHS community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.