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Enrollment
1,108
Middle
DISTRICT 813 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORMAN·NCES 402172001085
Whittier Middle School
2000 West Brooks Street, Norman, OK 73069 · (405) 366-5956 · Cleveland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,108 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
437 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 68%
Community
1
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 | 387 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 380 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 341 | 31% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.2%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
31.3%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Whittier Middle School
Whittier Middle School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier Middle School this school | 1,108 | 39.4% | 34.9% |
| Oneta Ridge Middle School Broken Arrow | 938 | 40.7% | 28.7% |
| Owasso 8th Grade Center Owasso | 782 | 39.6% | 29.3% |
| Owasso 6th Grade Center Owasso | 713 | 43.1% | 38.5% |
| Owasso 7th Grade Center Owasso | 718 | 44.6% | 36.0% |
| Jenks East Intermediate Elementary School Tulsa | 815 | 39.8% | 34.2% |
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 Whittier Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #65 of 222 | #4 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #81 of 223 | #3 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #38 of 211 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,108 | #7 of 356 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #216 of 237 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #101 of 237 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #280 of 308 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #101 of 113 | #7 of 8 |
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
1,108
+101 (+10%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 862
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,108 | 57.3 | 19.3:1 | 39% (437) |
| 2023-24 | 1,094 | 58.9 | 18.6:1 | 45% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 1,016 | 59.3 | 17.1:1 | 40% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 1,007 | 59 | 17.1:1 | 32% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 1,141 | 56.1 | 20.4:1 | 26% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 1,120 | 57 | 19.6:1 | 31% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 1,074 | 56 | 19.2:1 | 25% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 842 | 51 | 16.5:1 | 14% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 862 | 47 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whittier Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,141 to 1,108); teachers up 2% (56.1 to 57.3).
About Whittier Middle School
Whittier Middle School operates as a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Norman, Oklahoma. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,108 students. Middle schools in Oklahoma have about 388 students on average; enrollment here is 186% higher.
Across its 25 schools, NORMAN enrolls 16,048 students. Whittier Middle School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Whittier Middle School is 52%, a majority. It is also 17% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 4% Native American. For comparison, the population of Cleveland County is roughly 70% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
For every teacher at Whittier Middle School, there are about 19.3 students; the school has 57.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Oklahoma, 15.7:1, is lower. There are 437 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 39% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Cleveland County is 52%.
Among Oklahoma public middle schools, Whittier Middle School outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Whittier Middle School would be expected to post about 42.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.9%.
The school's county is Cleveland County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $77,068 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Cleveland County number 72, with about 45,218 students.
Among nearby public schools, Alcott Middle School is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Whittier Middle School. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Whittier Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% rise, from 1,007 to 1,108. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.1:1 to 19.3:1 over the same years.
People who know Whittier Middle School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cleveland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
300,047
Census ACS
Median income
$77,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
45,218 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORMAN
- Norman North High SchoolHigh · 2,400 students
- Norman High SchoolHigh · 2,100 students
- Dimensions AcademyElementary · 738 students
- Irving Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Alcott Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
- Longfellow Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
Other schools in Norman
- Norman North High SchoolHigh · 2,400 students
- Norman High SchoolHigh · 2,100 students
- Dimensions AcademyElementary · 738 students
- Irving Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Alcott Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
- Longfellow Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
Other Whittier Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Whittier Middle. Whittier Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Whittier Middle School - 08Sioux Falls, SD · 675 students
- Whittier Middle SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 656 students
Nearby schools
- Alcott Middle School0.4 mi · 708
- Jackson Elementary School0.6 mi · 434
- Monroe Elementary School0.6 mi · 452
- McKinley Elementary School1.0 mi · 341
- Norman High School1.2 mi · 2,100
- Cleveland Elementary School1.3 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Whittier Middle SchoolHow many students attend Whittier Middle School?
Whittier Middle School enrolls approximately 1,108 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Whittier Middle School serve?
Whittier Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Whittier Middle School have?
Whittier Middle School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
How diverse is Whittier Middle School?
Whittier Middle School reports a student body of 52% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Whittier Middle School?
Whittier Middle School is overseen by NORMAN in Cleveland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.