SEQUOYAH MS

SEQUOYAH MS, a heavily attended junior high in Edmond, Oklahoma, part of EDMOND, serves 1,053 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 171% larger than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 388 students.

Across the 28 schools in EDMOND (25,746 students total), SEQUOYAH MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, SEQUOYAH MS logs that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Native American. By comparison, Oklahoma County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, SEQUOYAH MS lists 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.7:1, putting SEQUOYAH MS higher than the state norm the norm. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Oklahoma County's rate of about 67%.

After controlling for student poverty, SEQUOYAH MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.7%, the actual is 39.6%, a residual of -5.2 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Oklahoma County) shows that median household earnings sit near $66,679, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Oklahoma County's 225 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students), SEQUOYAH MS is one campus in the mix.

NORTHERN HILLS ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SEQUOYAH MS at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 46.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SEQUOYAH MS has remained close to its prior level, going from 1,050 students in 2018 to 1,053 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

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