Enrollment
215
Middle
DISTRICT 265 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERDIGRIS·NCES 403111002277
Verdigris Junior High School
26505 S 4110 Rd, Claremore, OK 74019 · (918) 266-6343 · Rogers County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
71 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 127 | 59% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 41% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
30.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
19.0%
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 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Verdigris Junior High School
Verdigris Junior High School's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdigris Junior High School this school | 215 | 33.0% | 32.7% |
| Verdigris Upper Elementary School Claremore | 314 | 33.1% | 45.7% |
| Sequoyah Middle School Claremore | 284 | 43.7% | 37.0% |
| North Rock Creek Middle School Shawnee | 141 | 43.3% | N/A |
| East Intermediate Broken Arrow | 462 | 35.3% | 29.1% |
| Chisholm Middle School Enid | 247 | 34.0% | 58.5% |
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 Verdigris Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Rogers County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #85 of 222 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #167 of 223 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #67 of 211 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #231 of 356 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #26 of 237 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #103 of 237 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.0% | #289 of 308 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.9% | #10 of 113 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
215
-92 (-30%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 215 | 16.4 | 13.1:1 | 33% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 39% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 15.8 | 13.2:1 | 30% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 19 | 16.2:1 | 25% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 14.6 | 21.4:1 | 27% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 15 | 21.1:1 | 25% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 17 | 17.0:1 | 18% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 12 | 24.0:1 | 10% (29) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Verdigris Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (311 to 215); teachers up 12% (14.6 to 16.4).
About Verdigris Junior High School
Verdigris Junior High School is a small middle school in Claremore, Oklahoma. In all, 215 students attend the school in grades 7 through 8. The school is 45% below the average for middle schools in Oklahoma.
VERDIGRIS operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,352 students.
The student body at Verdigris Junior High School is 52% White. After that, the student body is 20% multiracial, 14% Native American, 9% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Rogers County, the White share is about 71%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
The school had 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. Across middle schools in Oklahoma, the average ratio is 15.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 33%. Compared with the 56% average for public schools in Rogers County, the school's rate is lower.
The model predicts 44.3% for a school in Oklahoma with Verdigris Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Verdigris Junior High School posts 32.7%.
In Rogers County, median household income comes to about $80,067, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Rogers County counts 33 public schools with about 15,144 students.
Verdigris Junior High School's nearest public school is Verdigris High School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Verdigris Junior High School. By average proficiency, Verdigris Junior High School is 5th among 5 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Verdigris Junior High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 92 students, from 307 to 215. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.1:1, from 16.2:1.
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Rogers County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,610
Census ACS
Median income
$80,067
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,144 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VERDIGRIS
- Verdigris Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Verdigris High SchoolHigh · 399 students
- Verdigris Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 314 students
Other schools in Claremore
- Claremore High SchoolHigh · 1,349 students
- Will Rogers Junior High SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolElementary · 637 students
- Catalayah Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Justus-Tiawah Public SchoolElementary · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Verdigris High School0.0 mi · 399
- Verdigris Upper Elementary School0.7 mi · 314
- Verdigris Elementary School0.7 mi · 424
- Helen Paul Learning Center4.3 mi · 873
- Catalayah Elementary School4.4 mi · 516
- Cherokee Elementary School4.5 mi · 857
Frequently asked questions
About Verdigris Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Verdigris Junior High School?
Verdigris Junior High School enrolls approximately 215 students in grades 07-08.
Is Verdigris Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Verdigris Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Verdigris Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Verdigris Junior High School is approximately 13.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Verdigris Junior High School?
At Verdigris Junior High School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Verdigris Junior High School public or private?
Verdigris Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by VERDIGRIS.
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