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How has SALLISAW MS changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
407
Middle
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALLISAW·NCES 402679001403
Sallisaw Middle School
2101 West Ruth Street, Sallisaw, OK 74955 · (918) 775-3015 · Sequoyah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
268 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 6 | 138 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 125 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 35% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Sallisaw Middle School→Sallisaw High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SALLISAW. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
20.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Sallisaw Middle School
Sallisaw Middle School's state test result (22.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sallisaw Middle School this school | 407 | 65.8% | 22.4% |
| Willard Elementary School Ada | 373 | 65.7% | 23.0% |
| Hilldale Middle School Muskogee | 430 | 70.9% | 29.6% |
| Parker Intermediate Center McAlester | 437 | 68.9% | 34.3% |
| Randy Hughes Middle School McAlester | 447 | 69.1% | 25.3% |
| Adair Middle School Adair | 233 | 63.5% | N/A |
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 Sallisaw Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #182 of 222 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #162 of 223 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #144 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #130 of 356 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #41 of 237 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #53 of 237 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #165 of 308 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #86 of 89 |
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
407
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 407 | 29.7 | 13.7:1 | 66% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 71% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 32.3 | 13.4:1 | 62% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 67% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 27.8 | 14.6:1 | 100% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 78% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 64% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 57% (254) |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 26 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sallisaw Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (404 to 407); teachers up 7% (27.8 to 29.7).
About Sallisaw Middle School
Students in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, attend Sallisaw Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school enrolls 407 students in grades 6 through 8.
SALLISAW serves 1,919 students across 4 schools.
White students make up 39% of enrollment at Sallisaw Middle School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 30% Native American, 20% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. That compares with about 62% White among all Sequoyah County residents. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Sallisaw Middle School are from different groups.
Based on 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Sallisaw Middle School has a ratio of 13.7:1. The average for middle schools in Oklahoma, 15.7:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 75% average for public schools in Sequoyah County, the school's rate is lower.
Sallisaw Middle School is 10.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (22.4% versus 33.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oklahoma.
The school's county is Sequoyah County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $51,093 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Sallisaw Middle School shares Sequoyah County with 24 other public schools.
Sallisaw Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Sallisaw High School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sallisaw Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 407 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 432.
The discussion board for Sallisaw Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sequoyah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,860
Census ACS
Median income
$51,093
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
7,452 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SALLISAW
- Sallisaw High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
Other schools in Sallisaw
- Sallisaw High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Brushy Public SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 166 students
Nearby schools
- Sallisaw High School0.2 mi · 608
- Liberty Elementary School2.2 mi · 559
- Eastside Elementary School2.3 mi · 345
- Central Elementary School6.1 mi · 329
- Central High School6.1 mi · 166
- Brushy Public School8.1 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Sallisaw Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sallisaw Middle School?
Sallisaw Middle School enrolls approximately 407 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sallisaw Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sallisaw Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sallisaw Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sallisaw Middle School is approximately 13.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sallisaw Middle School?
At Sallisaw Middle School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Sallisaw Middle School public or private?
Sallisaw Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SALLISAW.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.