Enrollment
366
Middle
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINVIEW·NCES 402424001279
Plainview Middle School
1140 South Plainview Road, Ardmore, OK 73401 · (580) 223-6502 · Carter County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
174 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 6 | 126 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 35% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Plainview Middle School→Plainview High School
Based on grade levels within PLAINVIEW. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.2%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
26.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Plainview Middle School
Plainview Middle School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview Middle School this school | 366 | 47.5% | 34.2% |
| Oologah-Talala Middle School Oologah | 350 | 46.0% | 28.5% |
| Collinsville Middle School Collinsville | 478 | 44.8% | 26.1% |
| Wilson 6th Grade Center Collinsville | 242 | 47.9% | 39.5% |
| Mustang Central Middle School Yukon | 554 | 48.4% | 35.3% |
| Meadow Brook Intermediate Elementary School Yukon | 561 | 48.7% | 42.3% |
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 Plainview Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Carter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #72 of 222 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #115 of 223 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #52 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #150 of 356 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #78 of 237 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #90 of 237 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #246 of 308 | 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
366
+20 (+6%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 366 | 24.7 | 14.8:1 | 48% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 23.9 | 15.1:1 | 49% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 22.8 | 14.9:1 | 35% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 31% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 19.1 | 19.2:1 | 37% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 33% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 19 | 18.2:1 | 37% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 265 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 34% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 292 | 17 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plainview Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (366 to 366); teachers up 29% (19.1 to 24.7).
About Plainview Middle School
Students in Ardmore, Oklahoma, attend Plainview Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. The student body numbers 366 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Across its 4 schools, PLAINVIEW enrolls 1,568 students. Plainview Middle School is one of those schools.
At 50%, White students outnumber all other groups at Plainview Middle School combined. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 13% Native American, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Carter County, the White share is about 68%. By the diversity index, Plainview Middle School comes in at 68%.
Its teaching staff equals 24.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.8:1. For comparison, middle schools in Oklahoma average 15.7:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 48%. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Carter County.
The model predicts 39.3% for a school in Oklahoma with Plainview Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Plainview Middle School posts 34.2%.
Census estimates describe Carter County this way: median household income is about $60,723, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Carter County number 28 and enroll about 8,383.
Plainview Intermediate Elementary School is the public school closest to Plainview Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Plainview Middle School had 346 students in 2020-21 and 366 in 2024-25, a 6% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.3:1 to 14.8:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Carter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,555
Census ACS
Median income
$60,723
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLAINVIEW
- Plainview High SchoolHigh · 433 students
- Plainview Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Plainview Intermediate Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
Other schools in Ardmore
- Ardmore High SchoolHigh · 707 students
- Plainview High SchoolHigh · 433 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Plainview Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Charles Evans Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolMiddle · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Plainview Intermediate Elementary School0.1 mi · 363
- Plainview Primary Elementary School0.2 mi · 406
- Plainview High School0.2 mi · 433
- Lincoln Elementary School2.4 mi · 409
- Jefferson Elementary School2.9 mi · 396
- Charles Evans Elementary School3.4 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Plainview Middle SchoolHow many students attend Plainview Middle School?
Plainview Middle School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Plainview Middle School serve?
Plainview Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Plainview Middle School have?
Plainview Middle School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Plainview Middle School?
At Plainview Middle School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Plainview Middle School public or private?
Plainview Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PLAINVIEW.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.