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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OOLOGAH-TALALA·NCES 402304001229

OOLOGAH-TALALA MS

10700 South Hwy 169, Oologah, OK 74053 · (918) 443-6000 · Rogers County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
Enrollment
350
Middle
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 388
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
Grade 6
114
Grade 7
117
Grade 8
119
Student demographics
White
18152%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 43%
Hispanic
123%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 21%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 8%
Asian
165%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2%
Two+
7822%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 14%
Native American
6218%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 11%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
18152%
Female
16948%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
OOLOGAH-TALALA MSOOLOGAH-TALALA HS
Feeds from
OOLOGAH-TALALA UPPER ES0205
Based on grade levels within OOLOGAH-TALALA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English 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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
350
-10 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.4:1
% White
52%
was 59%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Asian
5%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About OOLOGAH-TALALA MS

OOLOGAH-TALALA MS, a reasonably sized junior high in Oologah, Oklahoma, overseen by OOLOGAH-TALALA, enrolls 350 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 4 schools in OOLOGAH-TALALA (1,709 students total), OOLOGAH-TALALA MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, OOLOGAH-TALALA MS records that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 22% multiracial, 18% Native American, 5% Asian, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Rogers County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, OOLOGAH-TALALA MS records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.7:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Rogers County (around 56%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OOLOGAH-TALALA MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.9%, the actual is 28.5%, a residual of -11.4 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Rogers County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,067 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. OOLOGAH-TALALA MS is one of 33 public schools in Rogers County (combined enrollment of about 15,144 students).

OOLOGAH-TALALA HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, OOLOGAH-TALALA MS comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.5%.

OOLOGAH-TALALA MS operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. OOLOGAH-TALALA MS's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 360 (now 350). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 59% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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Rogers County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
OOLOGAH-TALALA MS
District
OOLOGAH-TALALA
Address
10700 South Hwy 169, Oologah, OK 74053
Phone
(918) 443-6000
County
Rogers County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
350
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
13.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
161 (46%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
402304001229
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About OOLOGAH-TALALA MS
How large is OOLOGAH-TALALA MS?
OOLOGAH-TALALA MS enrolls approximately 350 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does OOLOGAH-TALALA MS serve?
OOLOGAH-TALALA MS serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OOLOGAH-TALALA MS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OOLOGAH-TALALA MS is approximately 13.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OOLOGAH-TALALA MS?
At OOLOGAH-TALALA MS, the student body is approximately 52% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Asian, 22% Two or more.
Is OOLOGAH-TALALA MS public or private?
OOLOGAH-TALALA MS is a public K-12 school, overseen by OOLOGAH-TALALA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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