Enrollment
112
Middle
DISTRICT 169 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMPIRE·NCES 401089002718
Empire Middle School
276803 E 1760 Road, Duncan, OK 73533 · (580) 255-7515 · Stephens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
69 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 68%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 40 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 32% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 73% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Empire Middle School→Empire High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within EMPIRE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
32.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Empire Middle School
Empire Middle School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Middle School this school | 112 | 61.6% | 32.8% |
| Walters Middle School Walters | 129 | 61.2% | N/A |
| Seiling Jr-Sr HS (jr) Seiling | 90 | 66.7% | N/A |
| Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Junior High School Waukomis | 76 | 64.5% | 39.5% |
| Meeker Middle School Meeker | 202 | 60.4% | 36.5% |
| Perry Junior High School Perry | 130 | 67.7% | 38.3% |
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 Empire Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Stephens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #84 of 222 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #73 of 223 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #75 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 112 | #299 of 356 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #189 of 308 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
112
0 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 18.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 112 | 7.5 | 15.0:1 | 62% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 107 | 7.4 | 14.5:1 | 67% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 109 | 7.8 | 14.0:1 | 61% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 112 | 6 | 18.7:1 | 58% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 124 | 6.7 | 18.5:1 | 52% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 70 | 5 | 14.0:1 | 56% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Empire Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (124 to 112); teachers up 11% (6.7 to 7.5).
About Empire Middle School
Empire Middle School is a small middle school in Oklahoma, located in Duncan. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 112 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Oklahoma is about 388 students.
Empire Middle School is run by EMPIRE, whose 3 schools enroll 506 students.
Empire Middle School's enrollment is 62% White. Other groups include 15% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 9% Native American. By comparison, Stephens County residents are about 80% White. By the diversity index, Empire Middle School comes in at 57%.
Staffing totals 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. Middle schools in Oklahoma have a similar average ratio of 15.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Empire Middle School is 62%. Across public schools in Stephens County, the average is about the same, 60%.
A school with Empire Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Oklahoma is predicted to score 34.5%. Empire Middle School scores 32.8%, 1.8 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Stephens County, median household income is about $61,620, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Empire Middle School is among the 26 public schools in Stephens County.
The closest public school, Empire High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Empire Middle School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Empire Middle School is 4th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (112) to 2024-25 (112). The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.7:1 to 15.0:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Empire Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Stephens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,551
Census ACS
Median income
$61,620
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,186 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EMPIRE
- Empire Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Empire High SchoolHigh · 150 students
Other schools in Duncan
- Duncan High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Duncan Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Plato Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
Nearby schools
- Empire High School0.0 mi · 150
- Empire Elementary School0.0 mi · 244
- Duncan Middle School5.2 mi · 696
- Mark Twain Elementary School5.3 mi · 160
- Horace Mann Elementary School5.8 mi · 327
- Duncan High School5.8 mi · 981
Frequently asked questions
About Empire Middle SchoolHow large is Empire Middle School?
Empire Middle School enrolls approximately 112 students in grades 06-08.
Is Empire Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Empire Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Empire Middle School have?
Empire Middle School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Empire Middle School?
Student demographics at Empire Middle School are roughly 62% White, 13% Hispanic, 15% Two or more.
What district is Empire Middle School in?
Empire Middle School is part of EMPIRE.
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