SALLISAW MS

SALLISAW MS is one of the mid-tier middle schools in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, operated by SALLISAW, with 407 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

SALLISAW comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,919 students; SALLISAW MS is among them.

Demographically, SALLISAW MS records that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 30% Native American, 20% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sequoyah County (around 75%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SALLISAW MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.4%.

In the area at large, Sequoyah County reports that median household earnings sit near $51,093, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sequoyah County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,452 students), of which SALLISAW MS is one.

SALLISAW HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SALLISAW MS comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.3%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 404 students in 2018 compared to 407 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 39% across the same window.

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