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Enrollment
782
Middle
DISTRICT 738 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWASSO·NCES 402328029813
Owasso 8th Grade Center
13901 E 86th St N, Owasso, OK 74055 · (918) 272-6274 · Tulsa County
GRADES 08–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL782 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
310 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 8 | 782 | 100% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Owasso 8th Grade Center→Owasso High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within OWASSO. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
22.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Owasso 8th Grade Center
Owasso 8th Grade Center's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owasso 8th Grade Center this school | 782 | 39.6% | 29.3% |
| Owasso 6th Grade Center Owasso | 713 | 43.1% | 38.5% |
| Whittier Middle School Norman | 1,108 | 39.4% | 34.9% |
| Owasso 7th Grade Center Owasso | 718 | 44.6% | 36.0% |
| Oneta Ridge Middle School Broken Arrow | 938 | 40.7% | 28.7% |
| Central Intermediate School Bixby | 451 | 41.0% | 25.8% |
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 Owasso 8th Grade Center ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Tulsa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #124 of 222 | #15 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #152 of 223 | #17 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #131 of 211 | #18 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 782 | #43 of 356 | #13 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #212 of 237 | #28 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #99 of 237 | #22 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #279 of 308 | #34 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #67 of 89 | #11 of 14 |
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
782
+78 (+11%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 702
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 782 | 41.2 | 19.0:1 | 40% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 772 | 41 | 18.8:1 | 41% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 40.5 | 18.6:1 | 32% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 704 | 41 | 17.2:1 | 24% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 742 | 39.6 | 18.7:1 | 31% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 38 | 19.6:1 | 28% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 694 | 34 | 20.4:1 | 25% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 14% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 702 | 38 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owasso 8th Grade Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (742 to 782); teachers up 4% (39.6 to 41.2).
About Owasso 8th Grade Center
Owasso 8th Grade Center is a middle-grades school with a street address in Owasso, Oklahoma. The latest federal count shows 782 students in grade 8. The average for middle schools in Oklahoma is about 388 students, so this school is 102% larger than average.
OWASSO runs 13 schools with a combined 9,761 students. Owasso 8th Grade Center is one of them.
A majority of students at Owasso 8th Grade Center, 52%, are White. Other reported shares: 16% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 6% Native American, and 6% Asian. Tulsa County's residents are about 61% White, 9 points above the school's share. Owasso 8th Grade Center has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 41.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.0:1. Among middle schools in Oklahoma, the typical ratio is 15.7:1. The school's lunch program data list 40% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Tulsa County is 62%.
Owasso 8th Grade Center sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.3% and a predicted 42.0%.
In the county around the school, Tulsa County, median household income is about $69,009, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 180 public schools operate in Tulsa County, serving about 113,616 students.
The nearest other public school, Owasso High School, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Owasso 8th Grade Center. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Owasso 8th Grade Center is 8th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Owasso 8th Grade Center in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 782 was 11% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 704. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 19.0:1, from 17.2:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Owasso 8th Grade Center. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Tulsa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
680,794
Census ACS
Median income
$69,009
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
113,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OWASSO
- Owasso High SchoolHigh · 3,050 students
- Owasso 7th Grade CenterMiddle · 718 students
- Owasso 6th Grade CenterMiddle · 713 students
- Lucille Ellingwood Morrow Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Stone Canyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Pamela Hodson Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
Other schools in Owasso
- Owasso High SchoolHigh · 3,050 students
- Owasso 7th Grade CenterMiddle · 718 students
- Owasso 6th Grade CenterMiddle · 713 students
- Stone Canyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Pamela Hodson Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Barnes Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Owasso High School0.3 mi · 3,050
- Owasso 6th Grade Center0.7 mi · 713
- Pamela Hodson Elementary School0.7 mi · 563
- Mills Elementary School0.9 mi · 467
- Hayward Smith Elementary School0.9 mi · 407
- Northeast Elementary School1.4 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Owasso 8th Grade CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Owasso 8th Grade Center?
Owasso 8th Grade Center enrolls approximately 782 students in grades 08-08.
What age range does Owasso 8th Grade Center serve?
Owasso 8th Grade Center serves students from grade 08 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Owasso 8th Grade Center?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Owasso 8th Grade Center.
How diverse is Owasso 8th Grade Center?
Owasso 8th Grade Center reports a student body of 52% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Owasso 8th Grade Center in?
Owasso 8th Grade Center is part of OWASSO.
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