Enrollment
288
Middle
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POTEAU·NCES 402487001309
Pansy Kidd Middle School
100 Mockingbird Lane, Poteau, OK 74953 · (918) 647-7741 · Le Flore County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- BTest 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.
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
15.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
199 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 5 | 142 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 146 | 51% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within POTEAU. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
35.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Pansy Kidd Middle School
Pansy Kidd Middle School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pansy Kidd Middle School this school | 288 | 69.1% | 32.3% |
| 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center Poteau | 277 | 69.0% | 32.6% |
| Eufaula Middle School Eufaula | 244 | 68.4% | 39.3% |
| Randy Hughes Middle School McAlester | 447 | 69.1% | 25.3% |
| Pauls Valley Junior High School Pauls Valley | 322 | 73.6% | 22.3% |
| Little Axe Middle School Norman | 267 | 69.3% | 43.0% |
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 Pansy Kidd Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Le Flore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #96 of 222 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #58 of 223 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #60 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #189 of 356 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #103 of 237 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #51 of 237 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #136 of 308 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.5% | #4 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
288
-54 (-16%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 288 | 18.6 | 15.5:1 | 69% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 19.6 | 14.7:1 | 69% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 19.9 | 14.1:1 | 56% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 67% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 28.9 | 16.5:1 | 58% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 53% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 60% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 62% (277) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 29 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pansy Kidd Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (476 to 288); teachers down 36% (28.9 to 18.6).
About Pansy Kidd Middle School
Families in Poteau, Oklahoma, are served by Pansy Kidd Middle School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school. The school covers grades 5 through 6 and reported 288 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 26% below the 388-student average for middle schools in Oklahoma.
POTEAU serves 2,146 students across 5 schools.
The biggest share of students at Pansy Kidd Middle School, 43%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, and 16% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of Le Flore County's population at about 70%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pansy Kidd Middle School scores 71%.
The school's 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. That is in line with the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma. Income data for the school show 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Le Flore County is similar, at 70%.
Pansy Kidd Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 62% of Oklahoma public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pansy Kidd Middle School is 31.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.3%.
Census data for Le Flore County show median household income comes to about $51,565, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. There are 38 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,938, Pansy Kidd Middle School among them.
7th and 8th Grade Academic Center is about 0.9 miles from Pansy Kidd Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Pansy Kidd Middle School ranks 4th on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Pansy Kidd Middle School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 54 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 15.5 students per teacher, compared with 17.1 in 2020-21.
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Le Flore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,053
Census ACS
Median income
$51,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
8,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POTEAU
- Poteau High SchoolHigh · 674 students
- Poteau Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Poteau Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- 7th and 8th Grade Academic CenterMiddle · 277 students
Other schools in Poteau
- Poteau High SchoolHigh · 674 students
- Poteau Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Poteau Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- 7th and 8th Grade Academic CenterMiddle · 277 students
Nearby schools
- 7th and 8th Grade Academic Center0.9 mi · 277
- Poteau High School1.0 mi · 674
- Poteau Upper Elementary School2.1 mi · 468
- Poteau Primary Elementary School2.2 mi · 439
- Shady Point Public School6.0 mi · 158
- Howe High School6.8 mi · 219
Frequently asked questions
About Pansy Kidd Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pansy Kidd Middle School?
Pansy Kidd Middle School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades 05-06.
Is Pansy Kidd Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pansy Kidd Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Pansy Kidd Middle School have?
Pansy Kidd Middle School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Pansy Kidd Middle School?
Student demographics at Pansy Kidd Middle School are roughly 43% White, 22% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Pansy Kidd Middle School?
Pansy Kidd Middle School is overseen by POTEAU in Le Flore County.
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