STILLWATER MS

STILLWATER MS, an expansive middle-grades school in Stillwater, Oklahoma, part of STILLWATER, teaches 932 students, covering grades 6 through 7. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 388 students each, so STILLWATER MS sits 140% above that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in STILLWATER (6,049 students total), STILLWATER MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, STILLWATER MS reports that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 5% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

In terms of school funding signals, STILLWATER MS shows 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.7:1, putting STILLWATER MS higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, STILLWATER MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Payne County) shows that median household earnings sit near $49,809, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. STILLWATER MS is one of 26 public schools in Payne County (combined enrollment of about 10,609 students).

SANGRE RIDGE ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around STILLWATER MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STILLWATER MS at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.4%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STILLWATER MS has rose 10%, going from 847 students in 2018 to 932 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 64% to 59% over that span.

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