PIEDMONT INTERMEDIATE ES

PIEDMONT INTERMEDIATE ES is a junior high of sprawling scale in Piedmont, Oklahoma, operated by PIEDMONT, serveing 839 students in grades 5 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 116% above the state mean of about 388.

Across the 7 schools in PIEDMONT (5,407 students total), PIEDMONT INTERMEDIATE ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, PIEDMONT INTERMEDIATE ES records that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Native American, 5% Black. By comparison, Canadian County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, PIEDMONT INTERMEDIATE ES logs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Canadian County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PIEDMONT INTERMEDIATE ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Canadian County shows median household earnings sit near $87,751, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Canadian County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,883 students), PIEDMONT INTERMEDIATE ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PIEDMONT MS, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PIEDMONT INTERMEDIATE ES comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PIEDMONT INTERMEDIATE ES has grew 39%, going from 604 students in 2018 to 839 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for PIEDMONT INTERMEDIATE ES typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.