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Enrollment
738
Middle
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA FE SOUTH CHARTER·NCES 400079602829
Santa Fe South Middle School
6921 Plaza Mayor Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73149 · (405) 635-1053 · Oklahoma County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
706 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 246 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 247 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 245 | 33% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SANTA FE SOUTH CHARTER. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.7%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
38.3%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Santa Fe South Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe South Middle School this school | 738 | 95.7% | 35.0% |
| Capitol Hill Middle School Oklahoma City | 651 | 99.1% | N/A |
| Astec Charter Middle School Oklahoma City | 413 | 95.6% | N/A |
| Southeast Middle School Oklahoma City | 596 | 94.0% | 24.7% |
| Santa Fe South West Middle School Oklahoma City | 321 | 95.6% | N/A |
| Tulsa Honor Elementary School Tulsa | 366 | 92.1% | 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 Santa Fe South Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Oklahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #62 of 222 | #13 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #43 of 223 | #7 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #82 of 211 | #15 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #47 of 356 | #18 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #69 of 237 | #9 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.9% | #237 of 237 | #45 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #14 of 308 | #13 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.6% | #26 of 89 | #9 of 19 |
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
738
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
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 | 738 | 50.3 | 14.7:1 | 96% (706) |
| 2023-24 | 726 | 49.6 | 14.6:1 | 94% (685) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 43.2 | 17.4:1 | 96% (723) |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 96% (714) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 38.6 | 15.7:1 | 96% (582) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Fe South Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (607 to 738); teachers up 30% (38.6 to 50.3).
About Santa Fe South Middle School
Santa Fe South Middle School is a large middle-grades school. Its address is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It educates 738 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 90% bigger than the 388 average for middle schools in Oklahoma.
SANTA FE SOUTH CHARTER (10 schools, 4,620 students) runs Santa Fe South Middle School.
Federal enrollment data show Santa Fe South Middle School is 96% Hispanic. The county population is about 20% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 7% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Santa Fe South Middle School counts 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.7 students for each one. On average, middle schools in Oklahoma have 15.7:1, compared with 14.7:1 here. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Oklahoma County, the average is 67%.
Santa Fe South Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 84% of Oklahoma public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Santa Fe South Middle School is 12.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 35.0%. Predicted: 22.8%.
Santa Fe South Middle School is located in Oklahoma County, where the median household income is $66,679, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Santa Fe South Middle School is one of 225 public schools in the county.
Santa Fe South High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Santa Fe South Middle School. The five-mile area around Santa Fe South Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Santa Fe South Middle School ranks 4th on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Santa Fe South Middle School is a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 738, starting from 745. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.7:1) than in 2020-21 (17.3:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Oklahoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
806,199
Census ACS
Median income
$66,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
225
161,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SANTA FE SOUTH CHARTER
- Santa Fe South High SchoolHigh · 1,081 students
- Santa Fe South Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Santa Fe South Spero Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Santa Fe South Pathways Mid-CollegeHigh · 394 students
- Santa Fe South Penn Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Santa Fe South West Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
Other schools in Oklahoma City
- Epic Charter Virtual High SchoolHigh · 14,517 students
- Epic Charter Virtual Elementary SchoolElementary · 14,019 students
- Westmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,607 students
- Putnam City West High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Putnam City High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Northwest Classen High SchoolHigh · 1,914 students
Nearby schools
- Santa Fe South High School0.0 mi · 1,081
- Santa Fe South Hills Elementary School0.1 mi · 529
- Dove Science Academy Ms-South Okc0.4 mi · 310
- Dove Science Academy Es-South Okc0.4 mi · 521
- Hayes Elementary School0.9 mi · 400
- Webster Middle School1.3 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Fe South Middle SchoolHow large is Santa Fe South Middle School?
Santa Fe South Middle School enrolls approximately 738 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Santa Fe South Middle School serve?
Santa Fe South Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Fe South Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Santa Fe South Middle School is approximately 14.7:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Santa Fe South Middle School?
Student demographics at Santa Fe South Middle School are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Santa Fe South Middle School in?
Santa Fe South Middle School is part of SANTA FE SOUTH CHARTER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.