Enrollment
170
Middle
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAYRE·NCES 402706002268
Sayre Middle School
600 E Hannah Dr, Sayre, OK 73662 · (580) 928-5578 · Beckham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
112 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 49 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 36% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Sayre Middle School→Sayre High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SAYRE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
OK avg 30.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 31 of 100.
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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 Sayre Middle School
Sayre Middle School's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sayre Middle School this school | 170 | 65.9% | 29.5% |
| Comanche Middle School Comanche | 175 | 65.7% | N/A |
| Newkirk Middle School Newkirk | 185 | 64.3% | 31.0% |
| Perry Junior High School Perry | 130 | 67.7% | 38.3% |
| Lexington Middle School Lexington | 205 | 70.7% | 17.5% |
| Stratford Middle School Stratford | 138 | 70.3% | 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 Sayre Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #123 of 222 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #115 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #258 of 356 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #164 of 308 |
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
170
+43 (+34%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 160
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 170 | 12.1 | 14.1:1 | 66% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 13.6 | 13.3:1 | 71% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 12.1 | 14.3:1 | 64% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | 13 | 9.8:1 | 59% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 11.2 | 13.6:1 | 50% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 160 | 10 | 16.0:1 | 64% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 147 | 10 | 14.7:1 | 52% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 160 | 12 | 13.3:1 | 52% (83) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sayre Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (152 to 170); teachers up 8% (11.2 to 12.1).
About Sayre Middle School
Sayre Middle School runs as a small middle-grades school in Sayre, Oklahoma. The school has 170 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Oklahoma enroll about 388 students on average.
SAYRE has a total of 3 schools and 687 students, Sayre Middle School among them.
White students are 75% of those enrolled at Sayre Middle School. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% multiracial and 11% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Statewide, middle schools in Oklahoma average 15.7:1. Income data for the school show 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Sayre Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 46% of Oklahoma public middle schools.
Sayre Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.5% is 3.5 points below the 33.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Beckham County, where median household income comes to about $53,328, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Across Beckham County, 13 public schools serve about 3,884 students.
Among nearby public schools, Sayre Elementary School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Sayre Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Sayre Middle School ranks 6th on proficiency.
Sayre Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 170 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 127. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.8:1 to 14.1:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Sayre Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Beckham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,148
Census ACS
Median income
$53,328
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,884 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAYRE
- Sayre Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Sayre High SchoolHigh · 192 students
Other schools in Sayre
- Sayre Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Sayre High SchoolHigh · 192 students
Nearby schools
- Sayre Elementary School0.0 mi · 325
- Sayre High School0.1 mi · 192
- Merritt High School10.2 mi · 165
- Merritt Elementary School10.2 mi · 621
- Elk City Elementary School13.1 mi · 729
- Elk City Intermediate Elementary School13.4 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Sayre Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sayre Middle School?
Sayre Middle School enrolls approximately 170 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sayre Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sayre Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Sayre Middle School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Sayre Middle School.
How diverse is Sayre Middle School?
Sayre Middle School reports a student body of 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Sayre Middle School?
Sayre Middle School is overseen by SAYRE in Beckham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.