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Enrollment
727
Middle
DISTRICT 813 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORMAN·NCES 402172001073
Irving Middle School
125 Vicksburg Avenue, Norman, OK 73071 · (405) 366-5941 · Cleveland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
497 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 249 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 240 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 238 | 33% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
22.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
16.6%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Irving Middle School
Irving Middle School's state test result (22.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Middle School this school | 727 | 68.4% | 22.7% |
| Central Junior High School Moore | 574 | 63.2% | 19.4% |
| Macarthur Middle School Lawton | 829 | 67.3% | 18.8% |
| Sequoyah Middle School Broken Arrow | 642 | 63.4% | 18.2% |
| Lakeview Intermediate School Yukon | 604 | 62.3% | 33.8% |
| Madison Middle School Bartlesville | 682 | 68.9% | 25.7% |
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 Irving Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #179 of 222 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #180 of 223 | #8 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #157 of 211 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #50 of 356 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #54 of 237 | #1 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #25 of 237 | #3 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.4% | #147 of 308 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #75 of 113 | #5 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
727
-65 (-8%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 794
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 727 | 50.9 | 14.3:1 | 68% (497) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 46.7 | 15.7:1 | 68% (497) |
| 2022-23 | 788 | 49.3 | 16.0:1 | 63% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 792 | 48 | 16.5:1 | 58% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 786 | 50.1 | 15.7:1 | 56% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 877 | 51 | 17.2:1 | 61% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 775 | 45 | 17.2:1 | 52% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 704 | 44 | 16.0:1 | 34% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 794 | 48 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irving Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (786 to 727); teachers up 2% (50.1 to 50.9).
About Irving Middle School
Irving Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Oklahoma, with an address in Norman. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 727 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Oklahoma is about 388 students, so this school is 87% bigger than average.
The district, NORMAN, operates 25 schools serving 16,048 students.
Enrollment at Irving Middle School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 41%. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 13% Black, and 5% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of Cleveland County's population at about 70%. Irving Middle School has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.3:1. Among middle schools in Oklahoma, the typical ratio is 15.7:1. Eligible students account for 68% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Cleveland County average 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Irving Middle School is C-. Compared with Oklahoma public middle schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Irving Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (22.7%) and its predicted rate (32.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Cleveland County, median household income is about $77,068, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Cleveland County number 72 and enroll about 45,218.
The closest public school to Irving Middle School is Kennedy Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Irving Middle School comes in 6th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 792 to 727. By 2024-25, the school had 14.3 students per teacher, compared with 16.5 in 2020-21.
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 NORMAN
- Norman North High SchoolHigh · 2,400 students
- Norman High SchoolHigh · 2,100 students
- Whittier Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,108 students
- Dimensions AcademyElementary · 738 students
- Alcott Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
- Longfellow Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
Other schools in Norman
- Norman North High SchoolHigh · 2,400 students
- Norman High SchoolHigh · 2,100 students
- Whittier Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,108 students
- Dimensions AcademyElementary · 738 students
- Alcott Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
- Longfellow Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
Other Irving Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Irving Middle. Irving Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Irving MiddleSpringfield, VA · 1,204 students
- IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 795 students
- IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOLPOCATELLO, ID · 702 students
- Irving Middle SchoolMaywood, IL · 515 students
Nearby schools
- Kennedy Elementary School0.6 mi · 478
- Le Monde Elementary School1.1 mi · 459
- Ronald Reagan Elementary School1.2 mi · 520
- Lincoln Elementary School1.4 mi · 258
- Jefferson Elementary School1.6 mi · 331
- Longfellow Middle School1.7 mi · 708
Frequently asked questions
About Irving Middle SchoolHow many students attend Irving Middle School?
Irving Middle School enrolls approximately 727 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Irving Middle School serve?
Irving Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Irving Middle School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Irving Middle School.
How diverse is Irving Middle School?
Irving Middle School reports a student body of 41% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 18% Two or more.
What district is Irving Middle School in?
Irving Middle School is part of NORMAN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.