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Valliant Middle School

604 East Lucas Street, Valliant, OK 74764 · (580) 933-7232 · McCurtain County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Oklahoma public middle schools
  • A-Test 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

Enrollment
203
Middle
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 388
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
138 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 67034%
Grade 76331%
Grade 87034%
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
11255%
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
84%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
63%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
2814%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
4824%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 11% · US 1%
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
Male
9245%
Female
11155%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Valliant Middle School→Valliant High School
Feeds from
Valliant Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within VALLIANT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
29.7%
OK avg 30.6%

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. The Oklahoma average is about 31 of 100.

Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Valliant Middle School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Valliant Middle School this school20368.0%36.1%
Stroud Middle School
Stroud
17765.5%N/A
Tonkawa Middle School
Tonkawa
19470.1%N/A
McLoud Junior High School
McLoud
24470.9%27.0%
Sperry Middle School
Sperry
22066.8%33.5%
Davis Middle School
Davis
24564.5%N/A
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 Valliant Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn McCurtain County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
36.1%#53 of 222N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.7%#70 of 211N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
203#236 of 356#3 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.5:1#63 of 237N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.8%#158 of 237N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
68.0%#149 of 308N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
203
0 (0%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252031414.5:168% (138)
2023-2419414.913.1:179% (154)
2022-2320014.613.7:170% (139)
2020-212031414.5:172% (146)
2017-1815012.312.2:166% (99)
2015-161871314.4:181% (152)
2010-112421615.1:179% (190)
2000-012301515.3:159% (135)
1990-912161415.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valliant Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 35% (150 to 203); teachers up 14% (12.3 to 14).

About Valliant Middle School

Valliant Middle School is a small middle school in Valliant, Oklahoma. The school enrolls 203 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Oklahoma is about 388, so this school runs 48% smaller than that.

VALLIANT is made up of 3 schools with 903 students in all.

A majority of students at Valliant Middle School, 55%, are White. Other reported shares: 24% Native American, 14% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Valliant Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.

The teaching staff at Valliant Middle School is 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.5:1. That ratio is under the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 68%. That rate is below the 77% average among public schools in McCurtain County.

allk12 grades Valliant Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Oklahoma public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Valliant Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools: 36.1% actual against 32.3% predicted.

Within McCurtain County, median household income is about $51,929, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of McCurtain County number 29 and enroll about 6,370.

The next-closest public school is Valliant High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Valliant Middle School ranks 2nd of 4 nearby schools, at 36.1% versus a 33.9% average.

The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment at Valliant Middle School was 203 in 2020-21 and 203 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.

Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

McCurtain County at a glance

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Population
30,863
Census ACS
Median income
$51,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
6,370 students

Quick facts

School name
Valliant Middle School
District
VALLIANT
Address
604 East Lucas Street, Valliant, OK 74764
Phone
(580) 933-7232
County
McCurtain County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
203
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
138 (68%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
403087001712
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Valliant Middle School
How many students attend Valliant Middle School?
Valliant Middle School enrolls approximately 203 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Valliant Middle School serve?
Valliant Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Valliant Middle School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Valliant Middle School.
How diverse is Valliant Middle School?
Valliant Middle School reports a student body of 55% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Valliant Middle School?
Valliant Middle School is overseen by VALLIANT in McCurtain County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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