LONE GROVE MS

Located at 6362 Meridian Rd, in Lone Grove, Oklahoma, LONE GROVE MS is a cozy middle school that caters to 306 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by LONE GROVE. Compared to the state average of about 388 students per school, that is 21% below typical.

LONE GROVE comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,454 students; LONE GROVE MS is among them.

In terms of who attends, LONE GROVE MS shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 20% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Carter County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, LONE GROVE MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.0%; this one delivers 34.6%.

In the surrounding community, Carter County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,723, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Carter County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,383 students), LONE GROVE MS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LONE GROVE HS, around 0.2 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LONE GROVE MS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 337 students in 2018 compared to 306 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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