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Enrollment
938
Middle
DISTRICT 765 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM CITY·NCES 402529001184
James L. Capps Middle School
6400 NW 63rd Street, Warr Acres, OK 73122 · (405) 787-3660 · Oklahoma County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL938 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
793 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 321 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 291 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 326 | 35% |
Student demographics
70%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
11.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
7.8%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
11.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 27% 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 →
Where James L. Capps Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Oklahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #221 of 222 | #27 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #213 of 223 | #26 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #209 of 211 | #26 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 938 | #19 of 356 | #7 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #61 of 237 | #7 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #63 of 237 | #11 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #48 of 308 | #22 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #84 of 89 | #18 of 19 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
938
+56 (+6%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 955
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 938 | 64.7 | 14.5:1 | 85% (793) |
| 2023-24 | 943 | 65.3 | 14.4:1 | 89% (835) |
| 2022-23 | 975 | 61.2 | 15.9:1 | 75% (733) |
| 2020-21 | 882 | 63 | 14.0:1 | 78% (685) |
| 2017-18 | 931 | 65.2 | 14.3:1 | 79% (732) |
| 2015-16 | 912 | 63 | 14.5:1 | 86% (780) |
| 2010-11 | 836 | 60 | 13.9:1 | 82% (684) |
| 2000-01 | 955 | 60 | 15.9:1 | 35% (337) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James L. Capps Middle School.
About James L. Capps Middle School
James L. Capps Middle School is a large middle school. Its address is in Warr Acres, Oklahoma. The school reports 938 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 142% bigger than the 388 average for middle schools in Oklahoma.
PUTNAM CITY has 18,836 students spread across 26 schools.
James L. Capps Middle School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 46%. The rest of enrollment is 20% Black, 19% White, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Oklahoma County's population at about 20%. James L. Capps Middle School's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 64.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma. James L. Capps Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 85%. Across public schools in Oklahoma County, the average is 67%.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for James L. Capps Middle School is 26.6%. It actually posts 11.7%, which is 14.9 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools.
Oklahoma County has about 806,199 residents, and the median household income is $66,679, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Besides James L. Capps Middle School, Oklahoma County has 224 other public schools.
Nearby, Tulakes Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: James L. Capps Middle School ranks 6th of 6 nearby schools, at 11.7% versus a 39.5% average.
James L. Capps Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at James L. Capps Middle School grew 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 882 to 938 students.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Oklahoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
806,199
Census ACS
Median income
$66,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
225
161,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUTNAM CITY
- Putnam City West High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Putnam City High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Putnam City North High SchoolHigh · 1,567 students
- Hefner Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Mayfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 838 students
- Hilldale Elementary SchoolElementary · 761 students
Other schools in Warr Acres
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Dove Science Academy Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
Nearby schools
- Tulakes Elementary School0.5 mi · 520
- Rollingwood Elementary School0.9 mi · 464
- Bethany High School1.1 mi · 558
- Bethany Middle School1.1 mi · 381
- Earl Harris Elementary School1.1 mi · 769
- Children's Center1.2 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About James L. Capps Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at James L. Capps Middle School?
James L. Capps Middle School enrolls approximately 938 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does James L. Capps Middle School serve?
James L. Capps Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James L. Capps Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James L. Capps Middle School is approximately 14.5:1 (65 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at James L. Capps Middle School?
At James L. Capps Middle School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 46% Hispanic, 20% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is James L. Capps Middle School public or private?
James L. Capps Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PUTNAM CITY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.