Enrollment
130
Middle
DISTRICT 141 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STONEWALL·NCES 402880002389
McLish Middle School
20650 County Road 3590, Stonewall, OK 74871 · (580) 232-1020 · Pontotoc County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL130 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
109 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 5 | 32 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 35% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
McLish Middle School→Stonewall High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within STONEWALL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.1%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
36.6%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Oklahoma's top 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 McLish Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLish Middle School this school | 130 | 83.8% | 39.7% |
| Apache Middle School Apache | 112 | 83.9% | N/A |
| Foyil Junior High School Foyil | 89 | 86.5% | N/A |
| Ward Es East Colbert | 165 | 84.2% | 41.0% |
| Konowa Junior High School Konawa | 87 | 90.8% | N/A |
| Panama Middle School Panama | 107 | 77.6% | N/A |
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 McLish Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Pontotoc County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #34 of 222 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #51 of 223 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #16 of 211 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 130 | #285 of 356 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.8% | #57 of 308 | #1 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
130
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 117
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 130 | 9 | 14.5:1 | 84% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 9.6 | 13.0:1 | 80% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 9 | 14.6:1 | 76% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 9 | 14.8:1 | 77% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 7.6 | 17.7:1 | 75% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 133 | 7 | 19.0:1 | 76% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 117 | 5 | 23.4:1 | 74% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McLish Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (134 to 130); teachers up 18% (7.6 to 9).
About McLish Middle School
McLish Middle School is a public very small middle school in Stonewall, Oklahoma. The school covers grades 5 through 8 and reported 130 students in 2024-25. The school is 66% below the average for middle schools in Oklahoma.
McLish Middle School is one of the 3 schools that make up STONEWALL (422 students in total).
The student body at McLish Middle School has no majority group. White students lead at 47%. Next come 24% multiracial, 22% Native American, and 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 64% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. Statewide, middle schools in Oklahoma average 15.7:1. McLish Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 84%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Pontotoc County is 64%.
McLish Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Oklahoma are predicted to post 26.9%, so the school is 12.8 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
For the population of Pontotoc County, median household income comes to about $63,017, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pontotoc County's 23 public schools enroll about 7,104 students and include McLish Middle School.
McLish Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Stonewall Elementary School, about 5.7 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.3% on proficiency, and McLish Middle School is below that at 39.7%.
The NCES locale for McLish Middle School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
McLish Middle School had 133 students in 2020-21 and 130 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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 STONEWALL
- Stonewall Elementary SchoolElementary · 188 students
- Stonewall High SchoolHigh · 104 students
Other schools in Stonewall
- Stonewall Elementary SchoolElementary · 188 students
- Stonewall High SchoolHigh · 104 students
Nearby schools
- Stonewall Elementary School5.7 mi · 188
- Stonewall High School5.7 mi · 104
- Tupelo High School10.9 mi · 70
- Tupelo Elementary School10.9 mi · 165
- Ada High School10.9 mi · 576
- Ada Ec Center10.9 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About McLish Middle SchoolHow large is McLish Middle School?
McLish Middle School enrolls approximately 130 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does McLish Middle School serve?
McLish Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McLish Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McLish Middle School is approximately 14.5:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McLish Middle School?
At McLish Middle School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 24% Two or more.
What district is McLish Middle School in?
McLish Middle School is part of STONEWALL.
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