Enrollment
277
Middle
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VINITA·NCES 403129001732
Ewing Halsell Middle School
226 North Miller, Vinita, OK 74301 · (918) 256-2402 · Craig County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
196 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 89 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 39% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Ewing Halsell Middle School→Vinita High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within VINITA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
25.9%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
35.9%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Ewing Halsell Middle School
Ewing Halsell Middle School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing Halsell Middle School this school | 277 | 70.8% | 34.9% |
| Chouteau-Mazie Middle School Chouteau | 244 | 68.9% | 33.5% |
| Henryetta Middle School Henryetta | 248 | 75.8% | N/A |
| Eufaula Middle School Eufaula | 244 | 68.4% | 39.3% |
| Stigler Middle School Stigler | 320 | 75.9% | 30.3% |
| Fairland Middle School Fairland | 133 | 66.2% | N/A |
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 Ewing Halsell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #66 of 222 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #54 of 223 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #118 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #196 of 356 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #91 of 237 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #55 of 237 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #127 of 308 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #51 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 2024-25Enrollment
277
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 277 | 18.2 | 15.2:1 | 71% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 18.4 | 16.0:1 | 66% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 18.2 | 16.9:1 | 68% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 18 | 15.6:1 | 59% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 64% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 21 | 16.5:1 | 71% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 21 | 16.8:1 | 67% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 48% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 18 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ewing Halsell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (311 to 277); teachers down 13% (21 to 18.2).
About Ewing Halsell Middle School
Ewing Halsell Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school located in Vinita, Oklahoma. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 277 students. Middle schools in Oklahoma have about 388 students on average; enrollment here is 29% lower.
Ewing Halsell Middle School is a school in VINITA. The district has 3 schools and 1,285 students.
The biggest share of students at Ewing Halsell Middle School, 43%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 22% multiracial, 21% Native American, 9% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Craig County's population at about 62%. The diversity index for Ewing Halsell Middle School is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Ewing Halsell Middle School reports a ratio of 15.2 students per teacher, from 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Oklahoma is about 15.7:1. Lunch program data show 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is in line with the 70% average for public schools in Craig County.
Ewing Halsell Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.9%, compared with a predicted 31.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Craig County show the median household earns about $51,922 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Counting Ewing Halsell Middle School, Craig County has 13 public schools.
Vinita Elementary School is the nearest public school to Ewing Halsell Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Ewing Halsell Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles.
Ewing Halsell Middle School has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
Enrollment went from 281 in 2020-21 to 277 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students.
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Craig County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,302
Census ACS
Median income
$51,922
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,365 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VINITA
- Vinita Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Vinita High SchoolHigh · 414 students
Other schools in Vinita
- Vinita Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Vinita High SchoolHigh · 414 students
- White Oak Public SchoolElementary · 43 students
Nearby schools
- Vinita Elementary School0.2 mi · 594
- Vinita High School0.9 mi · 414
- White Oak Public School6.4 mi · 43
- Ketchum Elementary School10.9 mi · 255
- Ketchum Middle School11.0 mi · 118
- Ketchum High School11.2 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Ewing Halsell Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ewing Halsell Middle School?
Ewing Halsell Middle School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ewing Halsell Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ewing Halsell Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ewing Halsell Middle School have?
Ewing Halsell Middle School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Ewing Halsell Middle School?
Student demographics at Ewing Halsell Middle School are roughly 43% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 22% Two or more.
What district is Ewing Halsell Middle School in?
Ewing Halsell Middle School is part of VINITA.
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