Enrollment
227
Middle
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENNESSEY·NCES 401434001917
Hennessey Upper Elementary School
120 North Mitchell Avenue, Hennessey, OK 73742 · (405) 853-4303 · Kingfisher County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
12.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
118 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 5 | 61 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 26% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Hennessey Upper Elementary School→Hennessey High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HENNESSEY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
26.4%
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 26 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Hennessey Upper Elementary School
Hennessey Upper Elementary School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennessey Upper Elementary School this school | 227 | 52.0% | 32.3% |
| Kingfisher Junior High School Kingfisher | 213 | 57.3% | 32.2% |
| Weatherford Middle School Weatherford | 326 | 48.2% | 29.2% |
| Kingfisher Upper Elementary Kingfisher | 263 | 58.9% | 36.8% |
| Hobart Middle School Hobart | 140 | 56.4% | 32.0% |
| Woodward Ms South Campus Woodward | 369 | 60.2% | 32.0% |
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 Hennessey Upper Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #91 of 222 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #113 of 223 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #92 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #226 of 356 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #19 of 237 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #182 of 237 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #227 of 308 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #87 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
227
+27 (+14%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 227 | 17.7 | 12.8:1 | 52% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 18.4 | 12.8:1 | 67% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 17.2 | 15.1:1 | 73% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 87% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 17.1 | 14.0:1 | 90% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 17 | 14.4:1 | 89% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 15 | 15.9:1 | 80% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 215 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 63% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hennessey Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (240 to 227); teachers up 3% (17.1 to 17.7).
About Hennessey Upper Elementary School
This page covers Hennessey Upper Elementary School, a low-enrollment middle school in Hennessey, Oklahoma. The school has 227 students in 2024-25 across grades 5 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Oklahoma enroll about 388 students on average.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in HENNESSEY totals 812 students.
At Hennessey Upper Elementary School, 51% of students are White. The rest of enrollment is 41% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Kingfisher County is about 76% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hennessey Upper Elementary School scores 57%.
There are 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hennessey Upper Elementary School, giving a ratio of 12.8:1. Middle schools in Oklahoma average 15.7:1, 2.9 more students per teacher than here. A total of 118 students, or 52%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hennessey Upper Elementary 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 49% of Oklahoma public middle schools.
Hennessey Upper Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.3% and a predicted 37.8%.
The county, Kingfisher County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $71,975 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Hennessey Upper Elementary School, Kingfisher County has 18 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Hennessey Lower Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Hennessey Upper Elementary School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Hennessey Upper Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Hennessey Upper Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 227, from 200 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 14.3 in 2020-21.
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Kingfisher County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,430
Census ACS
Median income
$71,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HENNESSEY
- Hennessey Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Hennessey High SchoolHigh · 243 students
Other schools in Hennessey
- Hennessey Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Hennessey High SchoolHigh · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Hennessey Lower Elementary School0.0 mi · 342
- Hennessey High School0.1 mi · 243
- Dover Elementary School8.9 mi · 143
- Dover High School8.9 mi · 63
- Waukomis High School11.4 mi · 117
- Waukomis Elementary School11.5 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Hennessey Upper Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hennessey Upper Elementary School?
Hennessey Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 227 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Hennessey Upper Elementary School serve?
Hennessey Upper Elementary School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hennessey Upper Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hennessey Upper Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hennessey Upper Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hennessey Upper Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 41% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Hennessey Upper Elementary School in?
Hennessey Upper Elementary School is part of HENNESSEY.
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