LITTLE AXE MS

LITTLE AXE MS is a junior high of tight-knit scale in Norman, Oklahoma, part of LITTLE AXE, caters to 267 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 388 students each, so LITTLE AXE MS sits 31% smaller than that benchmark.

LITTLE AXE comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,138 students; LITTLE AXE MS is among them.

In terms of who attends, LITTLE AXE MS reports that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 12% Native American. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

In terms of school funding signals, LITTLE AXE MS records 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 69% of students at LITTLE AXE MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cleveland County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, LITTLE AXE MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Cleveland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,068 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LITTLE AXE MS is one of 72 public schools in Cleveland County (combined enrollment of about 45,218 students).

LITTLE AXE HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LITTLE AXE MS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.9%.

LITTLE AXE MS operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LITTLE AXE MS has declined 3%, going from 276 students in 2018 to 267 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 66% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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