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What's the one class at TAHLEQUAH MS every student should take?
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Enrollment
730
Middle
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHLEQUAH·NCES 402938002401
Tahlequah Middle School
871 Pendleton, Tahlequah, OK 74464 · (918) 458-4140 · Cherokee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
16.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
475 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 6 | 246 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 258 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 226 | 31% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Tahlequah Middle School→Tahlequah High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TAHLEQUAH. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.3%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
30.2%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Tahlequah Middle School
Tahlequah Middle School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahlequah Middle School this school | 730 | 65.1% | 33.4% |
| Willard Elementary School Ada | 373 | 65.7% | 23.0% |
| Ada Junior High School Ada | 581 | 59.0% | 24.0% |
| Sallisaw Middle School Sallisaw | 407 | 65.8% | 22.4% |
| Pryor Middle School Pryor | 626 | 59.1% | 25.8% |
| Durant Middle School Durant | 614 | 62.5% | 27.6% |
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 Tahlequah Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #80 of 222 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #86 of 223 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #88 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #49 of 356 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #151 of 237 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.1% | #16 of 237 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #171 of 308 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.7% | #42 of 89 |
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
730
+39 (+6%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 880
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 730 | 43.2 | 16.9:1 | 65% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 45.5 | 15.2:1 | 66% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 44.7 | 15.1:1 | 59% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 68% (470) |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 38.3 | 16.9:1 | 73% (474) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 77% (485) |
| 2010-11 | 880 | 58 | 15.2:1 | 70% (618) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tahlequah Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (648 to 730); teachers up 13% (38.3 to 43.2).
About Tahlequah Middle School
Tahlequah Middle School is a public middle school run by TAHLEQUAH in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It reported 730 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Oklahoma have about 388 students on average; enrollment here is 88% higher.
TAHLEQUAH is the district for Tahlequah Middle School. It has 6 schools and 3,712 students.
multiracial students account for 29% of enrollment at Tahlequah Middle School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 28% Native American, 21% Hispanic, and 21% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 75%.
With 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.9:1. Middle schools in Oklahoma average 15.7:1, 1.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 65% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cherokee County average 73%.
Tahlequah Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 70% of Oklahoma public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.3% for Tahlequah Middle School. The school posts 33.4%, within a point of the prediction.
Looking at the county, Cherokee County, the median household earns about $53,218 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Cherokee County has 21 public schools with about 7,401 students, including Tahlequah Middle School.
Tahlequah Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Tahlequah High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 33.4% is above the 28.6% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Tahlequah Middle School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 39 students, from 691 to 730.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Tahlequah Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,942
Census ACS
Median income
$53,218
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TAHLEQUAH
- Tahlequah High SchoolHigh · 1,358 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolElementary · 182 students
Other schools in Tahlequah
- Tahlequah High SchoolHigh · 1,358 students
- Grand View Public SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Briggs Public SchoolElementary · 390 students
Nearby schools
- Tahlequah High School0.2 mi · 1,358
- Sequoyah Elementary School0.9 mi · 182
- Greenwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 500
- Cherokee Elementary School1.4 mi · 441
- Grand View Public School2.3 mi · 521
- Heritage Elementary School3.0 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Tahlequah Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tahlequah Middle School?
Tahlequah Middle School enrolls approximately 730 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Tahlequah Middle School serve?
Tahlequah Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Tahlequah Middle School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Tahlequah Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Tahlequah Middle School?
Student demographics at Tahlequah Middle School are roughly 21% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 29% Two or more.
What district is Tahlequah Middle School in?
Tahlequah Middle School is part of TAHLEQUAH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.