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Enrollment
479
Middle
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORE·NCES 402025002215
Highland West Junior High School
901 North Santa Fe Avenue, Moore, OK 73160 · (405) 735-4600 · Cleveland County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
330 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 244 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 235 | 49% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
15.5%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
11.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Highland West Junior High School
Highland West Junior High School's state test result (17.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland West Junior High School this school | 479 | 68.9% | 17.2% |
| Altus Intermediate School Altus | 509 | 67.8% | 26.6% |
| Central Junior High School Moore | 574 | 63.2% | 19.4% |
| Macarthur Middle School Lawton | 829 | 67.3% | 18.8% |
| Altus Junior High School Altus | 533 | 68.5% | 24.0% |
| Sequoyah Middle School Broken Arrow | 642 | 63.4% | 18.2% |
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 Highland West Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #211 of 222 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #203 of 223 | #10 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #198 of 211 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #109 of 356 | #11 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #133 of 237 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #33 of 237 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #139 of 308 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #53 of 113 | #2 of 8 |
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
-61 (-11%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 900
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 29.4 | 16.3:1 | 69% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 30.9 | 16.9:1 | 77% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 32.5 | 16.8:1 | 71% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 67% (363) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 31.4 | 17.1:1 | 61% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 64% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 68% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 698 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 40% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 900 | 46 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland West Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (537 to 479); teachers down 6% (31.4 to 29.4).
About Highland West Junior High School
Students in Moore, Oklahoma, attend Highland West Junior High School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. School enrollment was 479 students in 2024-25, in grades 7 through 8. The average among middle schools in Oklahoma is roughly 388 students; this school is 23% larger than that.
MOORE oversees Highland West Junior High School and 33 other schools, with 23,567 students in total.
Enrollment at Highland West Junior High School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 35%. After that, the student body is 32% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 13% Black, and 4% Native American. Census figures show Cleveland County is about 70% White. Highland West Junior High School has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.3:1, with 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across middle schools in Oklahoma, the average ratio is about 15.7:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Highland West Junior High School is 69%. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Cleveland County is 17 points.
Measured against Oklahoma public middle schools, Highland West Junior High School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Highland West Junior High School is 32.0%. It actually posts 17.2%, which is 14.8 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Cleveland County show that median household income is about $77,068, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Highland West Junior High School is one of 72 public schools in Cleveland County, which together enroll about 45,218 students.
The closest public school to Highland West Junior High School is Santa Fe Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 32.3% proficiency; Highland West Junior High School posts 17.2%.
Highland West Junior High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 11%, from 540 to 479.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cleveland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
300,047
Census ACS
Median income
$77,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
45,218 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOORE
- Moore High SchoolHigh · 2,688 students
- Westmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,607 students
- Southmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,055 students
- Highland East Junior High SchoolMiddle · 751 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Brink Junior High SchoolMiddle · 668 students
Other schools in Moore
- Moore High SchoolHigh · 2,688 students
- Southmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,055 students
- Highland East Junior High SchoolMiddle · 751 students
- Broadmoore Elementary SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Oakridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
Nearby schools
- Santa Fe Elementary School0.3 mi · 414
- Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School0.6 mi · 560
- Kelley Elementary School0.9 mi · 295
- Brink Junior High School1.0 mi · 668
- Westmoore High School1.1 mi · 2,607
- Northmoor Elementary School1.4 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Highland West Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Highland West Junior High School?
Highland West Junior High School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Highland West Junior High School serve?
Highland West Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Highland West Junior High School have?
Highland West Junior High School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Highland West Junior High School?
Student demographics at Highland West Junior High School are roughly 35% White, 32% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Highland West Junior High School in?
Highland West Junior High School is part of MOORE.
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