Enrollment
148
Middle
DISTRICT 244 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATONGA·NCES 403177001759
Watonga Middle School
1200 Eagle Lane, Watonga, OK 73772 · (580) 623-7361 · Blaine County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
125 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 6 | 48 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Watonga Middle School→Watonga High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WATONGA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
49.0%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 33 of 100.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Oklahoma's top 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 Watonga Middle School
Watonga Middle School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watonga Middle School this school | 148 | 84.5% | 49.0% |
| Commerce Middle School COMMERCE | 173 | 83.2% | N/A |
| Ward Es East Colbert | 165 | 84.2% | 41.0% |
| Mangum Middle School Mangum | 117 | 82.1% | 32.5% |
| Apache Middle School Apache | 112 | 83.9% | N/A |
| McLish Middle School Stonewall | 130 | 83.8% | 39.7% |
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 Watonga Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #5 of 222 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #11 of 223 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 148 | #270 of 356 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #49 of 308 |
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
148
-17 (-10%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 182
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 148 | 12.8 | 11.6:1 | 84% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 83% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 12.7 | 13.4:1 | 84% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | 12 | 13.8:1 | 82% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 11.6 | 14.3:1 | 74% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 11 | 14.2:1 | 74% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 154 | 10 | 15.4:1 | 81% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 207 | 15 | 13.8:1 | 68% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 182 | 18 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Watonga Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (165 to 148); teachers up 10% (11.6 to 12.8).
About Watonga Middle School
Watonga Middle School is one of the public schools in Watonga, Oklahoma. It is a small middle school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 148 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 388-student average for middle schools in Oklahoma, enrollment here is 62% lower.
The district, WATONGA, has 731 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Watonga Middle School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 9% Native American, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Blaine County's population at about 72%. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Watonga Middle School operates with 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.6:1. That is lower than the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma. About 84% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 12 points above the 72% average for public schools in Blaine County.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Watonga Middle School is 26.6%. It actually posts 49.0%, which is 22.4 points higher and in the top 10% of Oklahoma schools.
In Blaine County (population about 8,570), the median household income is $61,642, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Watonga Middle School is one of 14 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Watonga High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Watonga Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 34.3% on proficiency, and Watonga Middle School is above that at 49.0%.
Watonga Middle School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
2024-25 enrollment was 148, a 10% decrease from 165 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.6 students per teacher, compared with 13.8 in 2020-21.
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Blaine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,570
Census ACS
Median income
$61,642
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,067 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WATONGA
- Watonga Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Watonga High SchoolHigh · 214 students
Other schools in Watonga
- Watonga Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Watonga High SchoolHigh · 214 students
Nearby schools
- Watonga High School0.0 mi · 214
- Watonga Elementary School0.4 mi · 369
- Lomega High School12.8 mi · 71
- Geary Elementary School16.4 mi · 102
- Canton Elementary School16.5 mi · 217
- Geary High School16.6 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Watonga Middle SchoolHow many students attend Watonga Middle School?
Watonga Middle School enrolls approximately 148 students in grades 06-08.
Is Watonga Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Watonga Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Watonga Middle School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Watonga Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Watonga Middle School?
At Watonga Middle School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 28% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Watonga Middle School public or private?
Watonga Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WATONGA.
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