NICHOLS UPPER ES

Located at 504 14th NW, in Miami, Oklahoma, NICHOLS UPPER ES is a mid-tier junior high that enrolls 454 students (grades 4 through 6), operated by MIAMI.

Across the 6 schools in MIAMI (1,997 students total), NICHOLS UPPER ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, NICHOLS UPPER ES records that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 22% multiracial, 15% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 4% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, NICHOLS UPPER ES logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.7:1 average. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, NICHOLS UPPER ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.4%; this one delivers 29.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Ottawa County put the typical household earns roughly $49,947 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. NICHOLS UPPER ES is one of 21 public schools in Ottawa County (combined enrollment of about 5,356 students).

The closest other public school is WASHINGTON ES, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. NICHOLS UPPER ES's enrollment has rose 30% since 2018, when it stood at 350 (now 454). White enrollment moved from 46% to 50% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

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