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Enrollment
562
Middle
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORE·NCES 402025002821
Southridge Junior High School
14141 S Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City, OK 73170 · (405) 735-4680 · Cleveland County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- A+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
19.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
177 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 7 | 274 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 288 | 51% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
48.9%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Southridge Junior High School
Southridge Junior High School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southridge Junior High School this school | 562 | 31.5% | 47.0% |
| Brink Junior High School Oklahoma City | 668 | 31.7% | 47.8% |
| Deer Creek Intermediate School Edmond | 639 | 27.1% | 46.5% |
| North Intermediate School Bixby | 487 | 24.8% | 47.6% |
| Jenks East Intermediate Elementary School Tulsa | 815 | 39.8% | 34.2% |
| Deer Creek Middle School Edmond | 1,257 | 25.2% | 49.6% |
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 Southridge Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #8 of 222 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #12 of 223 | #2 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #13 of 211 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #88 of 356 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #211 of 237 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #59 of 237 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #294 of 308 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #41 of 89 | N/A |
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
562
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 562 | 29.6 | 19.0:1 | 31% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 35% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 33.5 | 17.6:1 | 28% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 30% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 23.9 | 20.8:1 | 24% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 212 | 13 | 16.3:1 | 30% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southridge Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (498 to 562); teachers up 24% (23.9 to 29.6).
About Southridge Junior High School
Southridge Junior High School is a public middle school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school enrolls 562 students, from grades 7 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Oklahoma is about 388, so this school runs 45% above that.
MOORE enrolls 23,567 students, and its 34 schools include Southridge Junior High School.
The most common group at Southridge Junior High School is White students, at 48%. After that, the student body is 17% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 6% Black. Among all residents of Cleveland County, the White share is about 70%. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 29.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.0:1. This ratio sits 3.3 above the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma. Roughly 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 52% for public schools in Cleveland County.
Southridge Junior High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 93% of Oklahoma public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Southridge Junior High School is 44.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Cleveland County, the median household income is $77,068, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cleveland County is home to 72 public schools and about 45,218 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Eastlake Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Southridge Junior High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 30 students since 2020-21, to 562. By 2024-25, the school had 19.0 students per teacher, compared with 15.7 in 2020-21.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cleveland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
300,047
Census ACS
Median income
$77,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
45,218 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Moore High SchoolHigh · 2,688 students
- Westmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,607 students
- Southmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,055 students
- Highland East Junior High SchoolMiddle · 751 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Brink Junior High SchoolMiddle · 668 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
- Eastlake Elementary School0.8 mi · 414
- Wayland Bonds Elementary School1.0 mi · 597
- Earlywine Elementary School1.2 mi · 456
- Westmoore High School1.4 mi · 2,607
- Fisher Elementary School1.7 mi · 362
- Briarwood Elementary School1.7 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Southridge Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Southridge Junior High School?
Southridge Junior High School enrolls approximately 562 students in grades 07-08.
Is Southridge Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southridge Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southridge Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southridge Junior High School is approximately 19.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southridge Junior High School?
At Southridge Junior High School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 11% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Southridge Junior High School public or private?
Southridge Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MOORE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.