Enrollment
94
Middle
DISTRICT 153 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THOMAS-FAY-CUSTER UNIFIED DIST·NCES 400001501641
Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School
920 North Main, Thomas, OK 73669 · (580) 661-3522 · Custer County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL94 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
9.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
55 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 68%
Community
0
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 | 31 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 36% |
| Grade 9 | 29 | 31% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
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OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.1%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
53.3%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School
Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School this school | 94 | 58.5% | 45.9% |
| Velma-Alma Middle School Velma | 90 | 62.2% | N/A |
| Rush Springs Middle School Rush Springs | 106 | 65.1% | N/A |
| Wellston Middle School Wellston | 98 | 59.2% | 30.5% |
| Empire Middle School Duncan | 112 | 61.6% | 32.8% |
| Cordell Junior High School Cordell | 84 | 50.0% | 33.5% |
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 Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 94 | #313 of 356 |
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
94
-8 (-8%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 123
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 94 | 9.7 | 9.7:1 | 59% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 102 | 9.3 | 11.0:1 | 63% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 112 | 10.3 | 10.9:1 | 52% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 102 | 10 | 10.2:1 | 52% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 118 | 8 | 14.8:1 | 40% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 105 | 6 | 17.5:1 | 50% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 114 | 3 | 38.0:1 | 52% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 123 | 8 | 15.4:1 | 37% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (118 to 94); teachers up 21% (8 to 9.7).
About Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School
Among the schools in Thomas, Oklahoma, is Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School, a small middle-grades school. Enrollment is 94 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 9. The average for middle schools in Oklahoma is about 388 students, so this school is 76% smaller than average.
THOMAS-FAY-CUSTER UNIFIED DIST oversees Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School and 2 other schools, with 459 students in total.
A majority of students at Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School, 74%, are White. Next come 12% Native American, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School is 9.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.7:1. Among middle schools in Oklahoma, the typical ratio is 15.7:1. The school counts 55 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 59%.
allk12 grades Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Oklahoma public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.6%.
Across Custer County, median household income is about $59,738, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Custer County number 16 and enroll about 5,354.
Thomas Elementary School is the public school closest to Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School places 2nd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School went from 102 students to 94.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Custer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,259
Census ACS
Median income
$59,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in THOMAS-FAY-CUSTER UNIFIED DIST
- Thomas Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified High SchoolHigh · 105 students
Other schools in Thomas
- Thomas Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified High SchoolHigh · 105 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Elementary School0.0 mi · 260
- Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified High School0.0 mi · 105
- Weatherford High School14.9 mi · 657
- Burcham Elementary School15.0 mi · 362
- General Thomas P Stafford Elementary15.2 mi · 558
- Weatherford Early Childhood Center15.4 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High SchoolHow large is Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School?
Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School enrolls approximately 94 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School serve?
Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School serves grades 07-09.
How many students per teacher at Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School.
How diverse is Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School?
Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School reports a student body of 74% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School public or private?
Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by THOMAS-FAY-CUSTER UNIFIED DIST.
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