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Enrollment
479
Middle
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRAH·NCES 401389000656
Harrah Middle School
1480 N Dobbs, Harrah, OK 73045 · (405) 347-2700 · Oklahoma County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
252 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 6 | 193 | 40% |
| Grade 7 | 139 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 147 | 31% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Harrah Middle School→Harrah High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HARRAH. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.4%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
23.8%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Harrah Middle School
Harrah Middle School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrah Middle School this school | 479 | 52.6% | 26.9% |
| Cushing Middle School Cushing | 488 | 50.4% | 28.3% |
| Lone Grove Middle School Lone Grove | 306 | 51.3% | 34.6% |
| Perkins-Tryon Middle School PERKINS | 330 | 49.4% | 22.3% |
| Heritage Intermediate Grd Center Coweta | 390 | 53.1% | 32.0% |
| Marlow Middle School Marlow | 282 | 51.4% | 32.3% |
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 Harrah Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Oklahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #145 of 222 | #19 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #137 of 223 | #16 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #138 of 211 | #16 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #108 of 356 | #32 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #187 of 237 | #37 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #205 of 237 | #31 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #226 of 308 | #32 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #60 of 89 | #12 of 19 |
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
479
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 479 | 26.7 | 17.9:1 | 53% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 28.7 | 15.8:1 | 52% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 27.4 | 19.3:1 | 50% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 51% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 26.3 | 17.0:1 | 51% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 27 | 16.8:1 | 53% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 52% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 41% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 23 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrah Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (447 to 479); teachers up 1% (26.3 to 26.7).
About Harrah Middle School
Harrah Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Harrah, Oklahoma, (ZIP code 73045). Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 479 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Oklahoma is about 388 students.
Federal data list 5 schools in HARRAH, with 2,077 students enrolled.
White students account for 67% of enrollment at Harrah Middle School. Other students are 17% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 7% Native American. That is higher than the 57% White share among all Oklahoma County residents. Harrah Middle School has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 26.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.9:1. The 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Oklahoma County average 67%.
Harrah Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.9% and a predicted 37.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Oklahoma County, median household income is about $66,679, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Oklahoma County number 225 and enroll about 161,569.
Virginia Smith Elementary School is the public school closest to Harrah Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Harrah Middle School has 5 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Harrah Middle School at 5th of 6.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Harrah Middle School saw enrollment rise 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.9 students per teacher, compared with 16.0 in 2020-21.
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Oklahoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
806,199
Census ACS
Median income
$66,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
225
161,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARRAH
- Harrah High SchoolHigh · 641 students
- Virginia Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Russell Babb Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Clara Reynolds Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Other schools in Harrah
- Harrah High SchoolHigh · 641 students
- Virginia Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Russell Babb Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Clara Reynolds Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Virginia Smith Elementary School0.3 mi · 339
- Harrah High School0.4 mi · 641
- Clara Reynolds Elementary School0.7 mi · 304
- Russell Babb Elementary School0.8 mi · 314
- Griffith Meridian Elementary4.8 mi · 989
- Choctaw Middle School5.5 mi · 687
Frequently asked questions
About Harrah Middle SchoolHow large is Harrah Middle School?
Harrah Middle School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Harrah Middle School serve?
Harrah Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Harrah Middle School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Harrah Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Harrah Middle School?
Student demographics at Harrah Middle School are roughly 67% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Harrah Middle School in?
Harrah Middle School is part of HARRAH.
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