Enrollment
190
Middle
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LATTA·NCES 401719000794
Latta Middle School
13925 County Road 1560, Ada, OK 74820 · (580) 332-8180 · Pontotoc County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
107 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 62 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 32% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Latta Middle School→Latta High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LATTA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.5%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
41.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Latta Middle School
Latta Middle School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latta Middle School this school | 190 | 56.3% | 35.9% |
| Caney Valley Middle School Ramona | 150 | 55.3% | N/A |
| Adair Middle School Adair | 233 | 63.5% | N/A |
| Byng Elementary School Ada | 382 | 56.3% | 38.0% |
| Gore Upper Elementary School Gore | 118 | 60.2% | 35.7% |
| Sulphur Middle School Sulphur | 310 | 55.5% | 25.5% |
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 Latta Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Pontotoc County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #56 of 222 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #30 of 223 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #72 of 211 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #244 of 356 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #212 of 308 | #4 of 6 |
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
190
-16 (-8%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 121
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 190 | 10.7 | 17.7:1 | 56% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 11.5 | 16.1:1 | 53% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 13.7 | 14.7:1 | 35% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 13 | 15.8:1 | 40% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 11.3 | 15.3:1 | 38% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 11 | 16.7:1 | 44% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 168 | 13 | 12.9:1 | 35% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 170 | 10 | 17.0:1 | 42% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 121 | 7 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Latta Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (173 to 190); teachers down 5% (11.3 to 10.7).
About Latta Middle School
A low-enrollment middle school in Ada, Oklahoma, Latta Middle School is part of LATTA. The school reports 190 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Oklahoma is about 388 students.
LATTA operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 934 students.
Latta Middle School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 40%. The remaining students are 24% Native American, 22% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Among people living in Pontotoc County, the White share is about 64%. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Latta Middle School and a ratio of 17.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 56% of enrollment.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Latta Middle School is 36.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.9%.
Census estimates describe Pontotoc County this way: the median household income is $63,017, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Pontotoc County has 23 public schools and roughly 7,104 students.
Latta High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Latta Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Latta Middle School ranks 2nd of 5 nearby schools, at 35.9% versus a 28.3% average.
Latta Middle School has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
Enrollment has fallen by 16 students since 2020-21, to 190. The school's ratio rose from 15.8:1 to 17.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Latta Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Pontotoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,235
Census ACS
Median income
$63,017
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LATTA
- Latta Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Latta High SchoolHigh · 222 students
Other schools in Ada
- Ada Junior High SchoolMiddle · 581 students
- Ada High SchoolHigh · 576 students
- Latta Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Homer Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Hayes Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Vanoss Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Other Latta Middle schools
One other US public school is named Latta Middle. Latta Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Latta MiddleLatta, SC · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Latta High School0.0 mi · 222
- Latta Elementary School0.1 mi · 522
- Ada Ec Center1.1 mi · 360
- Washington Elementary School1.6 mi · 392
- Ada Junior High School1.7 mi · 581
- Hayes Elementary School2.4 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Latta Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Latta Middle School?
Latta Middle School enrolls approximately 190 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Latta Middle School serve?
Latta Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Latta Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Latta Middle School is approximately 17.7:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Latta Middle School?
At Latta Middle School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 22% Two or more.
Is Latta Middle School public or private?
Latta Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LATTA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.