ETTA DALE JHS

Set in El Reno, Oklahoma, ETTA DALE JHS is a mid-tier middle school, operated by EL RENO. It teaches 438 students across grades 7 through 8.

Within EL RENO, which oversees 6 schools and 2,937 students, ETTA DALE JHS is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ETTA DALE JHS reports that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 32% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 13% Native American, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Canadian County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ETTA DALE JHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.9%.

Across the wider county, Canadian County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,751, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Canadian County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,883 students), ETTA DALE JHS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: EL RENO HS, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around ETTA DALE JHS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ETTA DALE JHS at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 31.0%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. ETTA DALE JHS's enrollment has edged up 21% since 2018, when it stood at 362 (now 438). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 47% to 36%.

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