HEFNER MS

HEFNER MS is a heavily attended middle-grades school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, run under PUTNAM CITY. The school caters to 869 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 388 students each, so HEFNER MS sits 124% above that benchmark.

Across the 26 schools in PUTNAM CITY (18,836 students total), HEFNER MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, HEFNER MS shows that the largest single group is Black at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% White, 15% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 6% Asian. By comparison, Oklahoma County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, HEFNER MS has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.7:1, putting HEFNER MS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 67% of students at HEFNER MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, HEFNER MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.5%, the actual is 24.9%, a residual of -7.6 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Oklahoma County put the typical household earns roughly $66,679 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. HEFNER MS is one of 225 public schools in Oklahoma County (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students).

Nearest neighbor: DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY ES, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HEFNER MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HEFNER MS at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 28.2%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HEFNER MS has decreased 12%, going from 982 students in 2018 to 869 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 40% to 26% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.