RONGEY MS

As a rural-scale intermediate school in Kiefer, Oklahoma, RONGEY MS instructs 132 students from grades 7 through 8, operated by KIEFER. Enrollment runs roughly 66% leaner than the state mean of about 388.

RONGEY MS is one of 3 schools operated by KIEFER, a district that educates 1,000 students overall.

Looking at the student body, RONGEY MS shows that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 24% multiracial, 20% Native American, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, RONGEY MS shows 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Creek County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RONGEY MS is in the bottom 10% of Oklahoma public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 38.5%; RONGEY MS posts 21.0%, -17.5 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Creek County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,338 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RONGEY MS is one of 38 public schools in Creek County (combined enrollment of about 11,952 students).

Nearest neighbor: KIEFER HS, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RONGEY MS. On composite proficiency, RONGEY MS comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RONGEY MS has climbed 18%, going from 112 students in 2018 to 132 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 10% to 5% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On the community side, members of the RONGEY MS community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.