SPERRY MS

Set in Sperry, Oklahoma, SPERRY MS is a cozy 6-8 campus, run under SPERRY. It teaches 220 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 388.

Within SPERRY, which oversees 3 schools and 1,008 students, SPERRY MS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SPERRY MS reports that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 20% multiracial, 19% Native American, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SPERRY MS has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, SPERRY MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.7%, the actual is 33.5%, a residual of +0.8 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tulsa County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $69,009 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tulsa County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,616 students), SPERRY MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SPERRY HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SPERRY MS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. SPERRY MS's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 244 (now 220). White enrollment moved from 56% to 47% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for SPERRY MS typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.