The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
Schools›Oklahoma›Enid
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ENID·NCES 401092002700

Emerson Middle School

700 West Elm Avenue, Enid, OK 73701 · (580) 366-7250 · Garfield County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Oklahoma public middle schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public middle schools

Enrollment
353
Middle
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 388
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
316 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 68%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 610931%
Grade 712636%
Grade 811833%
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
14742%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
9527%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
3710%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 11% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
5716%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17449%
Female
17951%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Emerson Middle School→Enid High School
Based on grade levels within ENID. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

Discussions

HotNewTop
+ POST

Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
14.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
21.1%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.

Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oklahoma's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Emerson Middle School

Emerson Middle School's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Emerson Middle School this school35389.5%17.5%
Leslie F Roblyer Learning Center
El Reno
38880.9%16.5%
Stilwell Middle School
Stilwell
29189.3%N/A
Etta Dale Junior High School
El Reno
43880.1%20.9%
Commerce Middle School
COMMERCE
17383.2%N/A
Thomas Intermediate Elementary School
Holdenville
31084.2%32.2%
Matched among Oklahoma middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Emerson Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Oklahoma
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
17.5%#209 of 222
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.1%#155 of 223
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
14.0%#200 of 211
Enrollment
ranked largest first
353#154 of 356
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.4:1#57 of 237
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.6%#45 of 237
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
89.5%#33 of 308
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.4%#45 of 113
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
353
-41 (-10%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535324.514.4:190% (316)
2023-2438723.316.6:187% (336)
2022-2340122.118.1:179% (316)
2020-213942118.8:174% (292)
2017-1840321.818.5:175% (303)
2015-164212318.3:186% (362)
2010-114813215.0:175% (359)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emerson Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 12% (403 to 353); teachers up 12% (21.8 to 24.5).

About Emerson Middle School

Enid, Oklahoma, is home to Emerson Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. Total enrollment is 353 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8.

ENID includes 15 schools. Together they enroll 7,381 students.

About 42% of students at Emerson Middle School are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 27% Hispanic, 16% Pacific Islander, 10% multiracial, and 2% Black. Garfield County's residents are about 73% White, 32 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Emerson Middle School are from different groups.

Emerson Middle School has 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. The school's 14.4:1 compares with an average of 15.7:1 for middle schools in Oklahoma. The school has 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 72% average for public schools in Garfield County is 18 points lower.

Among Oklahoma public middle schools, Emerson Middle School outscored 15%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.

Emerson Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (17.5%) and its predicted rate (24.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Garfield County show that median household income comes to about $66,182, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 34, with about 10,724 students.

Emerson Middle School's closest public school neighbor is McKinley Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Emerson Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Emerson Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.

Under the NCES locale system, Emerson Middle School is City: Small.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 353, from 394 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.8:1 in 2020-21, and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Garfield County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
62,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
10,724 students

Quick facts

School name
Emerson Middle School
District
ENID
Address
700 West Elm Avenue, Enid, OK 73701
Phone
(580) 366-7250
County
Garfield County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
353
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
316 (90%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
401092002700
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in ENID
Other schools in Enid
Other Emerson Middle schools

5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Emerson Middle. Emerson Middle School is the 6th largest of the 6.

Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Emerson Middle School
How many students attend Emerson Middle School?
Emerson Middle School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 06-08.
Is Emerson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Emerson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Emerson Middle School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Emerson Middle School.
How diverse is Emerson Middle School?
Emerson Middle School reports a student body of 42% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Emerson Middle School in?
Emerson Middle School is part of ENID.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
＋ Post