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.

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