IRVING MS

IRVING MS is a middle-grades school of heavily attended scale in Norman, Oklahoma, part of NORMAN, works with 727 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 388 students each, so IRVING MS sits 87% above that benchmark.

Across the 25 schools in NORMAN (16,048 students total), IRVING MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, IRVING MS reports that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 19% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 13% Black, 5% Native American. By comparison, Cleveland County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, IRVING MS has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.7:1, putting IRVING MS tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cleveland County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, IRVING MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.2%, the actual is 22.7%, a residual of -9.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cleveland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,068 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Cleveland County runs 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,218 students), of which IRVING MS is one.

KENNEDY ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IRVING MS at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at IRVING MS has edged down 8%, going from 786 students in 2018 to 727 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 50% to 41%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.