WESTERN HEIGHTS 9TH GRADE CTR

WESTERN HEIGHTS 9TH GRADE CTR, a low-enrollment multi-level school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, run under WESTERN HEIGHTS, caters to 218 students, covering grade 9. Enrollment runs roughly 33% below the state mean of about 324.

WESTERN HEIGHTS 9TH GRADE CTR is one of 8 schools operated by WESTERN HEIGHTS, a district that caters to 3,046 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WESTERN HEIGHTS 9TH GRADE CTR lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 23% Black, 12% White, 9% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting WESTERN HEIGHTS 9TH GRADE CTR higher than the state norm the norm. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Oklahoma County (around 67%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Oklahoma County) logs that median household earnings sit near $66,679, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Oklahoma County runs 225 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students), of which WESTERN HEIGHTS 9TH GRADE CTR is one.

The closest other public school is WESTERN HEIGHTS HS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

WESTERN HEIGHTS 9TH GRADE CTR operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. WESTERN HEIGHTS 9TH GRADE CTR's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 259 (now 218). Over the same period, the White share declined from 25% to 12%. Class-load math has loosened: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 48.5:1 in 2024.

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