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Enrollment
1,100
Middle
DISTRICT 1,612 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION·NCES 403060001525
Union 8th Grade Center
6501 South Garnett Road, Broken Arrow, OK 74012 · (918) 357-4325 · Tulsa County
GRADES 08–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,100 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
803 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 8 | 1,100 | 100% |
Student demographics
73%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within UNION. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
19.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Union 8th Grade Center
Union 8th Grade Center's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union 8th Grade Center this school | 1,100 | 73.0% | 21.3% |
| Union 6th-7th Grade Center Tulsa | 2,123 | 77.8% | 19.0% |
| West Junior High School Oklahoma City | 605 | 71.9% | 20.5% |
| James L. Capps Middle School Warr Acres | 938 | 84.5% | 11.7% |
| Belle Isle Middle School Oklahoma City | 434 | 64.1% | 38.3% |
| Irving Middle School Norman | 727 | 68.4% | 22.7% |
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 Union 8th Grade Center ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Tulsa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #189 of 222 | #24 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #166 of 223 | #19 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #191 of 211 | #27 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,100 | #8 of 356 | #5 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #193 of 237 | #24 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #35 of 237 | #10 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #119 of 308 | #13 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #73 of 113 | #10 of 12 |
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
1,100
-68 (-6%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 980
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 1,100 | 60.3 | 18.3:1 | 73% (803) |
| 2023-24 | 1,185 | 63.1 | 18.8:1 | 79% (933) |
| 2022-23 | 1,122 | 61.5 | 18.3:1 | 74% (827) |
| 2020-21 | 1,168 | 61 | 19.1:1 | 62% (726) |
| 2017-18 | 1,197 | 61 | 19.6:1 | 54% (641) |
| 2015-16 | 1,173 | 61 | 19.2:1 | 65% (768) |
| 2010-11 | 1,102 | 59 | 18.7:1 | 50% (553) |
| 2000-01 | 980 | 46 | 21.3:1 | 14% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union 8th Grade Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,197 to 1,100); teachers down 1% (61 to 60.3).
About Union 8th Grade Center
Union 8th Grade Center is a high-enrollment middle-grades school found in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Its enrollment is 1,100 students, spread over grade 8. That compares with an average of about 388 students for middle schools in Oklahoma.
The district, UNION, has 14,950 students enrolled across 17 schools.
The biggest share of students at Union 8th Grade Center, 42%, is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 22% White, 15% Black, 11% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Tulsa County's population at about 16%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Union 8th Grade Center scores 73%.
Staffing at Union 8th Grade Center comes to 60.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Oklahoma is 15.7:1. Union 8th Grade Center counts 73% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points above the 62% average for public schools in Tulsa County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 30.6%.
Census data for Tulsa County show median household income comes to about $69,009, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 180 public schools in the county, enrolling about 113,616, Union 8th Grade Center among them.
Union 8th Grade Center's nearest public school is McAuliffe Elementary School (about 0.1 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Union 8th Grade Center ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,100, down from 1,168 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Union 8th Grade Center is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Tulsa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
680,794
Census ACS
Median income
$69,009
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
113,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNION
- Union High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Union 6th-7th Grade CenterMiddle · 2,123 students
- Union HS Freshman AcademyHigh · 1,242 students
- Ellen Ochoa Elementary SchoolElementary · 968 students
- Rosa Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 647 students
- Darnaby Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
Other schools in Broken Arrow
- Broken Arrow High SchoolHigh · 4,802 students
- Broken Arrow Freshman AcademyHigh · 1,276 students
- Union HS Freshman AcademyHigh · 1,242 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Oneta Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 938 students
- Oliver Middle SchoolMiddle · 886 students
Nearby schools
- McAuliffe Elementary School0.1 mi · 479
- Marshall T. Moore Elementary School0.6 mi · 453
- Grove Elementary School0.8 mi · 552
- Union 6th-7th Grade Center1.0 mi · 2,123
- Union HS Freshman Academy1.0 mi · 1,242
- Union High School1.2 mi · 3,569
Frequently asked questions
About Union 8th Grade CenterHow large is Union 8th Grade Center?
Union 8th Grade Center enrolls approximately 1,100 students in grades 08-08.
Is Union 8th Grade Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Union 8th Grade Center is a middle school covering grades 08-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Union 8th Grade Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union 8th Grade Center is approximately 18.3:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Union 8th Grade Center?
Student demographics at Union 8th Grade Center are roughly 22% White, 42% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Union 8th Grade Center public or private?
Union 8th Grade Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by UNION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.