WILL ROGERS JHS

Located at 1915 North Florence, in Claremore, Oklahoma, WILL ROGERS JHS is a substantial 6-8 campus that teaches 792 students (grades 6 through 8), part of CLAREMORE. Enrollment runs roughly 104% bigger than the state mean of about 388.

WILL ROGERS JHS is one of 6 schools operated by CLAREMORE, a district that enrolls 3,925 students overall.

On the student-mix side, WILL ROGERS JHS lists that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 21% multiracial, 19% Native American, 15% Hispanic, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.7:1, putting WILL ROGERS JHS tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, WILL ROGERS JHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Rogers County shows median household earnings sit near $80,067, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Rogers County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,144 students), of which WILL ROGERS JHS is one.

Nearest neighbor: CLAREMORE HS, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILL ROGERS JHS at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 38.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. WILL ROGERS JHS's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 807 (now 792). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 47% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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