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Enrollment
500
Middle
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUTHRIE·NCES 401356000634
Guthrie Junior High School
705 East Oklahoma Avenue, Guthrie, OK 73044 · (405) 282-5936 · Logan County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
322 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 260 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 240 | 48% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Guthrie Junior High School→Guthrie High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GUTHRIE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.5%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
30.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Guthrie Junior High School
Guthrie Junior High School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Junior High School this school | 500 | 64.4% | 32.6% |
| Guthrie Upper Elementary School Guthrie | 534 | 66.5% | 20.7% |
| Elk City Intermediate Elementary School Elk City | 469 | 65.2% | 41.8% |
| Sapulpa Middle School Sapulpa | 500 | 65.0% | 19.5% |
| Durant Intermediate Elementary School Durant | 532 | 66.5% | 26.9% |
| Durant Middle School Durant | 614 | 62.5% | 27.6% |
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 Guthrie Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #87 of 222 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #89 of 223 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #100 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #103 of 356 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #75 of 237 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #151 of 237 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #174 of 308 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #79 of 89 |
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
500
+64 (+15%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 500 | 33.8 | 14.8:1 | 64% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 63% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 34.8 | 14.2:1 | 53% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 52% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 28.4 | 17.2:1 | 59% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 68% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 66% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 43 | 11.4:1 | 42% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 40 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guthrie Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (488 to 500); teachers up 19% (28.4 to 33.8).
About Guthrie Junior High School
Guthrie Junior High School is a medium-sized middle school based in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 500 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Oklahoma is about 388 students.
Guthrie Junior High School is one school in a 7-school district, GUTHRIE, which enrolls 3,483 students.
At Guthrie Junior High School, White students make up 56% of the student body. Next come 20% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 6% Black, and 5% Native American. The county population is about 76% White. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Guthrie Junior High School was 14.8:1. On average, middle schools in Oklahoma have 15.7:1, compared with 14.8:1 here. Guthrie Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 64%.
The model predicts 33.5% for a school in Oklahoma with Guthrie Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Guthrie Junior High School posts 32.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Logan County, the median household income is $83,899, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Logan County has 17 public schools and roughly 5,368 students.
Central Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Guthrie Junior High School holds at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Guthrie Junior High School the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment has grown by 64 students since 2020-21, to 500. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.8:1, from 13.6:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,938
Census ACS
Median income
$83,899
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,368 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GUTHRIE
- Guthrie High SchoolHigh · 960 students
- Guthrie Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Charter Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Fogarty Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Cotteral Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
Other schools in Guthrie
- Guthrie High SchoolHigh · 960 students
- Guthrie Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Charter Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Fogarty Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Cotteral Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- E-School Virtual High SchoolHigh · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary School0.3 mi · 269
- Fogarty Elementary School0.7 mi · 405
- Guthrie High School1.1 mi · 960
- Guthrie Upper Elementary School1.2 mi · 534
- E-School Virtual Middle School1.7 mi · 192
- E-School Virtual Elementary School1.7 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Guthrie Junior High SchoolHow large is Guthrie Junior High School?
Guthrie Junior High School enrolls approximately 500 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Guthrie Junior High School serve?
Guthrie Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Guthrie Junior High School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Guthrie Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Guthrie Junior High School?
Student demographics at Guthrie Junior High School are roughly 56% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 14% Two or more.
Is Guthrie Junior High School public or private?
Guthrie Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GUTHRIE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.