MORRIS MS
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Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MORRIS MS
Located at 307 South 6th Street, in Morris, Oklahoma, MORRIS MS is a close-knit junior high that educates 195 students (grades 6 through 8), part of MORRIS. Enrollment runs roughly 50% leaner than the state mean of about 388.
Across the 3 schools in MORRIS (895 students total), MORRIS MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, MORRIS MS lists that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 29% Native American, 27% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, MORRIS MS records 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.7:1, putting MORRIS MS tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MORRIS MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.9%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Okmulgee County indicate median household earnings sit near $54,029, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. MORRIS MS is one of 23 public schools in Okmulgee County (combined enrollment of about 6,097 students).
Nearest neighbor: MORRIS HS, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MORRIS MS at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 22.8%.
MORRIS MS operates from a small-town location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 21%: 246 students in 2018 compared to 195 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 46% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.
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