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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at PARKER INTERMEDIATE CTR this year?
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Enrollment
437
Middle
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCALESTER·NCES 401944002388
Parker Intermediate Center
1310 North 6th Street, McAlester, OK 74501 · (918) 423-4647 · Pittsburg County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
301 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 5 | 210 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 227 | 52% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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 MCALESTER. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
32.4%
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 32 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 →
Where Parker Intermediate Center ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #70 of 222 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #71 of 223 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #105 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #123 of 356 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #150 of 237 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #58 of 237 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #140 of 308 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #103 of 113 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
437
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 437 | 25.9 | 16.9:1 | 69% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 25.6 | 17.5:1 | 74% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 26.6 | 15.4:1 | 68% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 70% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 25.3 | 17.8:1 | 72% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 22 | 18.3:1 | 73% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 66% (259) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parker Intermediate Center.
About Parker Intermediate Center
Parker Intermediate Center is a mid-sized middle-grades school in McAlester, Oklahoma. In all, 437 students attend the school in grades 5 through 6.
Parker Intermediate Center is a school in MCALESTER. The district has 6 schools and 3,008 students.
The student body at Parker Intermediate Center has no majority group. White students lead at 45%. The remaining shares are 21% multiracial, 15% Native American, 14% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Pittsburg County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.9 students per teacher. Middle schools in Oklahoma have an average ratio of 15.7:1. The school reported 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Parker Intermediate Center is 2.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (34.3% versus 32.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oklahoma.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Pittsburg County show that the median household earns about $55,310 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Pittsburg County has 36 public schools with about 7,341 students, including Parker Intermediate Center.
Karla Brock Early Childhood Academy is the nearest public school to Parker Intermediate Center, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Parker Intermediate Center, there are 7 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Parker Intermediate Center is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
In 2020-21, Parker Intermediate Center enrolled 406 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 437. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.6:1 to 16.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Parker Intermediate Center. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Pittsburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,561
Census ACS
Median income
$55,310
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,341 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MCALESTER
- McAlester High SchoolHigh · 982 students
- Will Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Randy Hughes Middle SchoolMiddle · 447 students
- Puterbaugh Upper ElementaryElementary · 378 students
- Karla Brock Early Childhood AcademyElementary · 229 students
- Edmond Doyle Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in McAlester
- McAlester High SchoolHigh · 982 students
- Will Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Randy Hughes Middle SchoolMiddle · 447 students
- Frink-Chambers Public SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Puterbaugh Upper ElementaryElementary · 378 students
- Karla Brock Early Childhood AcademyElementary · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Karla Brock Early Childhood Academy0.4 mi · 229
- Randy Hughes Middle School0.9 mi · 447
- McAlester High School0.9 mi · 982
- Will Rogers Elementary School1.8 mi · 535
- Puterbaugh Upper Elementary1.8 mi · 378
- Krebs Public School2.2 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Parker Intermediate CenterHow many students attend Parker Intermediate Center?
Parker Intermediate Center enrolls approximately 437 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Parker Intermediate Center serve?
Parker Intermediate Center serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Parker Intermediate Center?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Parker Intermediate Center.
What is the student diversity at Parker Intermediate Center?
Student demographics at Parker Intermediate Center are roughly 45% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 21% Two or more.
What district is Parker Intermediate Center in?
Parker Intermediate Center is part of MCALESTER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.