Enrollment
239
Middle
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOCUST GROVE·NCES 401800000868
Locust Grove Middle School
700 N Hwy 82, Locust Grove, OK 74352 · (918) 803-4299 · Mayes County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
179 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 85 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 36% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Locust Grove Middle School→Locust Grove High School
Based on grade levels within LOCUST GROVE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
26.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 33 of 100.
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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Locust Grove Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locust Grove Middle School this school | 239 | 74.9% | 29.5% |
| Okemah Middle School Okemah | 176 | 78.4% | N/A |
| Northwood Elementary School Seminole | 289 | 78.2% | 24.6% |
| Seminole Middle School Seminole | 178 | 78.7% | N/A |
| Tishomingo Middle School Tishomingo | 165 | 75.2% | N/A |
| Roland Middle School Roland | 186 | 74.2% | 23.3% |
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 Locust Grove Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #122 of 222 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #121 of 223 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #219 of 356 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #3 of 237 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #193 of 237 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #109 of 308 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #14 of 113 |
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
239
-61 (-20%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 239 | 21 | 11.4:1 | 75% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 19.4 | 12.7:1 | 67% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 20.6 | 12.7:1 | 60% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 62% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 21.7 | 15.0:1 | 100% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 20 | 14.8:1 | 100% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 93% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 70% (310) |
| 1990-91 | 339 | 26 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Locust Grove Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (325 to 239); teachers down 3% (21.7 to 21).
About Locust Grove Middle School
In Locust Grove, Oklahoma, part of Mayes County, Locust Grove Middle School is a middle-grades school. It reported 239 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in Oklahoma enroll about 388 students on average.
District-wide, LOCUST GROVE has 4 schools and 1,177 students.
Native American students are 58% of those enrolled at Locust Grove Middle School. Other reported shares: 35% White and 4% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
Locust Grove Middle School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.4:1. Middle schools in Oklahoma average 15.7:1, 4.3 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 75% at Locust Grove Middle School. Public schools in Mayes County average 64%.
Locust Grove Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of Oklahoma public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Locust Grove Middle School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools.
In the surrounding county, Mayes County, the median household earns about $60,305 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Counting Locust Grove Middle School, Mayes County has 22 public schools.
Locust Grove Upper Elementary School sits about 0.1 miles from Locust Grove Middle School. There are 3 other public schools within five miles.
Locust Grove Middle School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 239, from 300 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.3 to 11.4 over 4 years.
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Mayes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,604
Census ACS
Median income
$60,305
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,860 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOCUST GROVE
- Locust Grove High SchoolHigh · 428 students
- Locust Grove Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Locust Grove Early Lrning CenterElementary · 224 students
Other schools in Locust Grove
- Locust Grove High SchoolHigh · 428 students
- Locust Grove Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Locust Grove Early Lrning CenterElementary · 224 students
Other Locust Grove Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Locust Grove Middle. Locust Grove Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Locust Grove MiddleLocust Grove, GA · 1,010 students
- Locust Grove MiddleLocust Grove, VA · 685 students
Nearby schools
- Locust Grove Upper Elementary School0.1 mi · 286
- Locust Grove Early Lrning Center0.3 mi · 224
- Locust Grove High School0.8 mi · 428
- Salina Elementary School6.8 mi · 315
- Salina High School6.8 mi · 272
- Salina Middle School6.8 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About Locust Grove Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Locust Grove Middle School?
Locust Grove Middle School enrolls approximately 239 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Locust Grove Middle School serve?
Locust Grove Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Locust Grove Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Locust Grove Middle School is approximately 11.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Locust Grove Middle School?
At Locust Grove Middle School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Locust Grove Middle School in?
Locust Grove Middle School is part of LOCUST GROVE.
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