Enrollment
229
Middle
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAY·NCES 401569000737
JAY MS
470 East Monroe, Jay, OK 74346 · (918) 253-8510 · Delaware County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
176 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
JAY MS→JAY HS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within JAY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
13.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
19.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
229
-150 (-40%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 17.6:1
% White
23%
was 30%
% Hispanic
8%
was 10%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
10%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JAY MS
JAY MS operates as a small 6-8 campus in Jay, Oklahoma, overseen by JAY. Current enrollment sits at 229 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 41% below the state mean of about 388.
JAY MS is one of 4 schools operated by JAY, a district that works with 1,559 students overall.
On the student-mix side, JAY MS reports that the largest single group is Native American at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 23% White, 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.
On the resource side, JAY MS shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, JAY MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.3%, the actual is 25.3%, a residual of -3.9 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Delaware County) logs that median household earnings sit near $56,676, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Delaware County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,246 students), JAY MS is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: JAY UPPER ES, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JAY MS at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 37.7%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. JAY MS's enrollment has contracted 40% since 2018, when it stood at 379 (now 229). White enrollment moved from 30% to 23% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for JAY MS typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,279
Census ACS
Median income
$56,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
6,246 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JAY
- JAY ESElementary · 538 students
- JAY HSHigh · 471 students
- JAY UPPER ESMiddle · 321 students
Other schools in Jay
- JAY ESElementary · 538 students
- JAY HSHigh · 471 students
- JAY UPPER ESMiddle · 321 students
Nearby schools
- JAY UPPER ES0.1 mi · 321
- JAY HS0.1 mi · 471
- JAY ES0.2 mi · 538
- GROVE LOWER ES10.9 mi · 789
- GROVE MS11.0 mi · 365
- GROVE UPPER ES11.0 mi · 493
Frequently asked questions
About JAY MSHow large is JAY MS?
JAY MS enrolls approximately 229 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does JAY MS serve?
JAY MS serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JAY MS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JAY MS is approximately 13.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JAY MS?
At JAY MS, the student body is approximately 23% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is JAY MS public or private?
JAY MS is a public K-12 school, overseen by JAY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.