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What advice would you give to incoming students at HEARTLAND MS?
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Enrollment
1,005
Middle
DISTRICT 938 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDMOND·NCES 401059002835
Heartland Middle School
4900 Explorer Dr, Edmond, OK 73003 · (405) 340-2972 · Oklahoma County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,005 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
406 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 334 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 327 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 344 | 34% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
27.3%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Heartland Middle School
Heartland Middle School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Middle School this school | 1,005 | 40.4% | 33.5% |
| Centennial Middle School Broken Arrow | 1,060 | 43.2% | 23.7% |
| Owasso 8th Grade Center Owasso | 782 | 39.6% | 29.3% |
| Jenks East Intermediate Elementary School Tulsa | 815 | 39.8% | 34.2% |
| Whittier Middle School Norman | 1,108 | 39.4% | 34.9% |
| Owasso 7th Grade Center Owasso | 718 | 44.6% | 36.0% |
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 Heartland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Oklahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #75 of 222 | #14 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #109 of 223 | #15 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #63 of 211 | #12 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,005 | #15 of 356 | #5 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #131 of 237 | #23 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #75 of 237 | #13 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #277 of 308 | #38 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #77 of 89 | #16 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
1,005
-76 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 1,005 | 61.8 | 16.3:1 | 40% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 1,036 | 58.1 | 17.9:1 | 43% (441) |
| 2022-23 | 1,071 | 60 | 17.9:1 | 38% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 1,081 | 63 | 17.2:1 | 23% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 979 | 54.9 | 17.8:1 | 22% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heartland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (979 to 1,005); teachers up 13% (54.9 to 61.8).
About Heartland Middle School
Heartland Middle School, located in Edmond, Oklahoma, is a large middle-grades school. The school counted 1,005 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. It has 159% more students than the average for middle schools in Oklahoma (about 388).
EDMOND is the local district for Heartland Middle School. It runs 28 schools with 25,746 students.
About 50% of students at Heartland Middle School are White, the largest single group. It is also 16% Black, 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Heartland Middle School are from different groups.
Heartland Middle School has 61.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. That is in line with the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma. At Heartland Middle School, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 67% average for public schools in Oklahoma County.
Heartland Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 48% of Oklahoma public middle schools.
A school with Heartland Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Oklahoma is predicted to score 41.8%. Heartland Middle School scores 33.5%, 8.3 points below that line.
Census data for Oklahoma County show median household income comes to about $66,679, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The county has 225 public schools and about 161,569 students.
Heartland Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Frontier Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Heartland Middle School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 76 students, from 1,081 to 1,005.
The Heartland Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 EDMOND
- Santa Fe High SchoolHigh · 2,774 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,053 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
- Summit Middle SchoolMiddle · 879 students
Other schools in Edmond
- Santa Fe High SchoolHigh · 2,774 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Deer Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,290 students
- 4th and 5th Grade CenterElementary · 1,289 students
- Deer Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,257 students
Nearby schools
- Frontier Elementary School0.1 mi · 809
- Washington Irving Elementary School1.6 mi · 772
- Prairie Vale Elementary School1.7 mi · 548
- West Field Elementary School1.8 mi · 765
- Grove Valley Elementary School1.9 mi · 541
- Deer Creek Middle School2.6 mi · 1,257
Frequently asked questions
About Heartland Middle SchoolHow many students attend Heartland Middle School?
Heartland Middle School enrolls approximately 1,005 students in grades 06-08.
Is Heartland Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heartland Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Heartland Middle School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Heartland Middle School.
How diverse is Heartland Middle School?
Heartland Middle School reports a student body of 50% White, 12% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Heartland Middle School in?
Heartland Middle School is part of EDMOND.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.