Enrollment
350
Middle
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OOLOGAH-TALALA·NCES 402304001229
Oologah-Talala Middle School
10700 South Hwy 169, Oologah, OK 74053 · (918) 443-6000 · Rogers County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
- C-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
13.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
161 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 6 | 114 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 34% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Oologah-Talala Middle School→Oologah-Talala High School
Based on grade levels within OOLOGAH-TALALA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
19.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
38.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Oologah-Talala Middle School
Oologah-Talala Middle School's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oologah-Talala Middle School this school | 350 | 46.0% | 28.5% |
| Inola Middle School Inola | 391 | 43.5% | 25.7% |
| Collinsville Middle School Collinsville | 478 | 44.8% | 26.1% |
| Plainview Middle School Ardmore | 366 | 47.5% | 34.2% |
| Wilson 6th Grade Center Collinsville | 242 | 47.9% | 39.5% |
| Sequoyah Middle School Claremore | 284 | 43.7% | 37.0% |
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 Oologah-Talala Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Rogers County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #134 of 222 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #45 of 223 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #180 of 211 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #155 of 356 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #30 of 237 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #124 of 237 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #254 of 308 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #102 of 113 | 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
350
-48 (-12%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 350 | 26.5 | 13.2:1 | 46% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 25.2 | 15.1:1 | 50% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 23.8 | 16.0:1 | 48% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 36% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 36% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 46% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 38% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 31% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 280 | 22 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oologah-Talala Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (360 to 350); teachers up 6% (25 to 26.5).
About Oologah-Talala Middle School
Oologah-Talala Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school for students in Oologah, Oklahoma. The school reports 350 students in grades 6 through 8.
Oologah-Talala Middle School is part of OOLOGAH-TALALA, where 4 schools serve 1,709 students.
Roughly 52% of students at Oologah-Talala Middle School are White. Other groups include 22% multiracial, 18% Native American, 5% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Rogers County residents are about 71% White. Oologah-Talala Middle School's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1 at Oologah-Talala Middle School, with 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Oklahoma have 15.7:1, compared with 13.2:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 46% of enrollment. Across public schools in Rogers County, the average is 56%.
Measured against Oklahoma public middle schools, Oologah-Talala Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Oologah-Talala Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.5% is 11.4 points below the 39.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Rogers County has about 98,610 residents, and the median household income is $80,067, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Rogers County has 33 public schools and roughly 15,144 students.
The next-closest public school is Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Oologah-Talala Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Oologah-Talala Middle School's average proficiency of 28.5% compares with 34.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Oologah-Talala Middle School is Rural: Distant.
Oologah-Talala Middle School's enrollment dropped from 398 in 2020-21 to 350 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.2:1) than in 2020-21 (16.6:1).
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Rogers County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,610
Census ACS
Median income
$80,067
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,144 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OOLOGAH-TALALA
- Oologah-Talala High SchoolHigh · 525 students
- Oologah-Talala Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Other schools in Oologah
- Oologah-Talala High SchoolHigh · 525 students
- Oologah-Talala Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School0.0 mi · 333
- Oologah-Talala Upper Elementary School0.0 mi · 501
- Oologah-Talala High School0.0 mi · 525
- Wilson 6th Grade Center9.9 mi · 242
- Collinsville Middle School9.9 mi · 478
- Sequoyah High School10.1 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Oologah-Talala Middle SchoolHow large is Oologah-Talala Middle School?
Oologah-Talala Middle School enrolls approximately 350 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Oologah-Talala Middle School serve?
Oologah-Talala Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oologah-Talala Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oologah-Talala Middle School is approximately 13.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oologah-Talala Middle School?
At Oologah-Talala Middle School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Asian, 22% Two or more.
Is Oologah-Talala Middle School public or private?
Oologah-Talala Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by OOLOGAH-TALALA.
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