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What's something MACARTHUR MS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
829
Middle
DISTRICT 957 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWTON·NCES 401725002364
Macarthur Middle School
510 Northeast 45th Street, Lawton, OK 73507 · (580) 353-5111 · Comanche County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL829 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
558 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 68%
Community
1
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 | 274 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 273 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 282 | 34% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
20.3%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
13.9%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
18.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Macarthur Middle School
Macarthur Middle School's state test result (18.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macarthur Middle School this school | 829 | 67.3% | 18.8% |
| Central Junior High School Moore | 574 | 63.2% | 19.4% |
| Irving Middle School Norman | 727 | 68.4% | 22.7% |
| Highland West Junior High School Moore | 479 | 68.9% | 17.2% |
| Edison Preparatory Middle School Tulsa | 860 | 58.6% | 32.3% |
| Sequoyah Middle School Broken Arrow | 642 | 63.4% | 18.2% |
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 Macarthur Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Comanche County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #201 of 222 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #193 of 223 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #169 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 829 | #34 of 356 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #34 of 237 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #26 of 237 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #156 of 308 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.7% | #38 of 89 | N/A |
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
829
+131 (+19%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 783
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 829 | 61.2 | 13.6:1 | 67% (558) |
| 2023-24 | 873 | 56.2 | 15.5:1 | 76% (665) |
| 2022-23 | 865 | 51.5 | 16.8:1 | 58% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 698 | 52 | 13.4:1 | 54% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 53.6 | 13.6:1 | 56% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 788 | 52 | 15.2:1 | 55% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 783 | 57 | 13.7:1 | 44% (342) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Macarthur Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (729 to 829); teachers up 14% (53.6 to 61.2).
About Macarthur Middle School
Macarthur Middle School is a public large middle school in Lawton, Oklahoma. Enrollment totals 829 students across grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Oklahoma, the average enrollment is about 388.
LAWTON has 23 schools and 13,642 students, and Macarthur Middle School is one of those schools.
No group is above 50% at Macarthur Middle School; the largest is White, at 40%. It is also 21% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 15% Black, and 5% Native American. Comanche County's residents are about 58% White, 18 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Macarthur Middle School scores 74%.
A staff of 61.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.6:1. Compared with the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Comanche County is close, at 67%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Macarthur Middle School would be expected to post about 32.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.8%.
Comanche County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $60,761, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Comanche County's 44 public schools enroll about 20,786 students and include Macarthur Middle School.
Among nearby public schools, Macarthur High School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 33.0%, higher than Macarthur Middle School's 18.8%.
The federal government classifies Macarthur Middle School's location as City: Small.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 829, from 698 in 2020-21.
People who know Macarthur Middle School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Comanche County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,825
Census ACS
Median income
$60,761
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
20,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAWTON
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,466 students
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,251 students
- Lawton High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,087 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 955 students
Other schools in Lawton
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,466 students
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,251 students
- Lawton High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,087 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 955 students
Other Macarthur Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Macarthur Middle. Macarthur Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- MacArthur MiddleFort Meade, MD · 992 students
- MacArthur Middle SchoolProspect Heights, IL · 483 students
- MacArthur Middle SchoolBerkeley, IL · 357 students
Nearby schools
- Macarthur High School0.3 mi · 1,253
- Carriage Hills Elementary School0.9 mi · 294
- Sullivan Village Elementary School1.0 mi · 380
- Flower Mound Public School2.6 mi · 353
- Pioneer Park Elementary School3.0 mi · 318
- Lincoln Elementary School3.7 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Macarthur Middle SchoolHow many students attend Macarthur Middle School?
Macarthur Middle School enrolls approximately 829 students in grades 06-08.
Is Macarthur Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Macarthur Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Macarthur Middle School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Macarthur Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Macarthur Middle School?
At Macarthur Middle School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Macarthur Middle School?
Macarthur Middle School is overseen by LAWTON in Comanche County.
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