WEST JHS

As a big middle-grades school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, WEST JHS hosts 605 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by MOORE. Compared to the state average of about 388 students per school, that is 56% larger than typical.

MOORE runs 34 schools in total, collectively educating 23,567 students. WEST JHS is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, WEST JHS shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 23% White, 17% multiracial, 10% Black, 5% Asian. By comparison, Cleveland County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, WEST JHS has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cleveland County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, WEST JHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cleveland County) shows that median household income runs about $77,068, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Cleveland County's 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,218 students), WEST JHS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is KINGSGATE ES, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, WEST JHS comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 38.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEST JHS has contracted 17%, going from 731 students in 2018 to 605 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 37% to 23%. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.