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Enrollment
454
Middle
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI·NCES 401986000943
Nichols Upper Elementary School
504 14th NW, Miami, OK 74354 · (918) 542-3309 · Ottawa County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
347 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 4 | 157 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 142 | 31% |
| Grade 6 | 155 | 34% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Based on grade levels within MIAMI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.5%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
27.5%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Nichols Upper Elementary School
Nichols Upper Elementary School's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Upper Elementary School this school | 454 | 76.4% | 29.0% |
| Grove Upper Elementary School Grove | 493 | 75.9% | 28.6% |
| Miami Jr High School Miami | 396 | 73.0% | N/A |
| Grove Middle School Grove | 365 | 73.4% | 26.4% |
| Stigler Middle School Stigler | 320 | 75.9% | 30.3% |
| McLoud Intermediate School McLoud | 328 | 75.6% | 25.6% |
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 Nichols Upper Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #130 of 222 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #108 of 223 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #111 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #117 of 356 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #221 of 237 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #96 of 237 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #97 of 308 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.7% | #16 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
454
+155 (+52%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 454 | 23 | 19.7:1 | 76% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 29.7 | 15.8:1 | 73% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 32.8 | 13.6:1 | 68% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 81% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 20 | 17.5:1 | 100% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 78% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 15 | 28.7:1 | 69% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 56% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nichols Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (350 to 454); teachers up 15% (20 to 23).
About Nichols Upper Elementary School
Families in Miami, Oklahoma, are served by Nichols Upper Elementary School, a mid-sized middle school. The school serves grades 4 through 6. Enrollment is 454 students.
The 6 schools of MIAMI, including Nichols Upper Elementary School, enroll 1,997 students.
At Nichols Upper Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 50%. Enrollment also includes 22% multiracial, 15% Native American, 8% Hispanic, and 4% Pacific Islander. Among people living in Ottawa County, the White share is about 63%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
Its staff includes 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 19.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma is 4.0 students per teacher. Roughly 76% of students at Nichols Upper Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Ottawa County is similar, at 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Nichols Upper Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Oklahoma public middle schools.
Nichols Upper Elementary School scores 29.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 29.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Ottawa County show that the median household earns about $49,947 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Ottawa County has 21 public schools with about 5,356 students, including Nichols Upper Elementary School.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Washington Elementary School, is the closest to Nichols Upper Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Nichols Upper Elementary School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
The school counted 299 students in 2020-21 and 454 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.2:1 to 19.7:1.
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Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,341
Census ACS
Median income
$49,947
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIAMI
- Miami High SchoolHigh · 459 students
- Miami Jr High SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 250 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
Other schools in Miami
- Miami High SchoolHigh · 459 students
- Miami Jr High SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 250 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School0.7 mi · 231
- Wilson Elementary School0.8 mi · 250
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.3 mi · 207
- Miami Jr High School2.1 mi · 396
- Miami High School2.1 mi · 459
- Commerce High School2.7 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About Nichols Upper Elementary SchoolHow large is Nichols Upper Elementary School?
Nichols Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Nichols Upper Elementary School serve?
Nichols Upper Elementary School serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nichols Upper Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nichols Upper Elementary School is approximately 19.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Nichols Upper Elementary School?
Student demographics at Nichols Upper Elementary School are roughly 50% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 22% Two or more.
What district is Nichols Upper Elementary School in?
Nichols Upper Elementary School is part of MIAMI.
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