EMERSON ALTERNATIVE ED. (MS)

Set in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, EMERSON ALTERNATIVE ED. (MS) is a minimally staffed junior high, part of OKLAHOMA CITY. It instructs 84 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 78% leaner than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 388 students.

OKLAHOMA CITY comprises 58 schools with combined enrollment of 32,864 students; EMERSON ALTERNATIVE ED. (MS) is among them.

Looking at the student body, EMERSON ALTERNATIVE ED. (MS) logs that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Black, 17% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 6% Native American. By comparison, Oklahoma County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.2:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Oklahoma County (around 67%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, Oklahoma County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,679, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oklahoma County runs 225 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students), of which EMERSON ALTERNATIVE ED. (MS) is one.

Nearest neighbor: EMERSON ALTERNATIVE ED. (HS), around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 30%: 120 students in 2018 compared to 84 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 23% to 12% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.