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Wright City Junior High School

701 School St, Wright City, OK 74766 · (580) 981-2558 · McCurtain County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL54 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
  • B+Beats 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

Enrollment
54
Middle
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 388
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
43 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 72241%
Grade 83259%
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
2852%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Asian
12%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Native American
2546%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 11% · US 1%
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
Male
2852%
Female
2648%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Wright City Junior High School→Wright City High School
Feeds from
Wright City Elementary SchoolPK–06
Based on grade levels within WRIGHT CITY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
0.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
29.0%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Wright City Junior High School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Wright City Junior High School this school5479.6%30.0%
Arkoma Middle School
Arkoma
6876.5%0.0%
Panama Middle School
Panama
10777.6%N/A
Cyril Junior High School
Cyril
6085.0%39.5%
Welch Middle School
Welch
6369.8%N/A
Wayne Middle School
Wayne
9676.0%N/A
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 Wright City Junior High School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn McCurtain County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
54#343 of 356#5 of 6
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 2024-25
Enrollment
54
-21 (-28%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 98
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 25.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25543.515.6:180% (43)
2023-24783.820.4:174% (58)
2022-23743.521.0:174% (55)
2020-2175325.0:159% (44)
2017-18633.816.4:1100% (63)
2015-1658319.3:174% (43)
2010-1156318.7:170% (39)
2000-0152510.4:171% (37)
1990-9198118.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wright City Junior High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (63 to 54); teachers down 10% (3.8 to 3.5).

About Wright City Junior High School

Wright City Junior High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Wright City, Oklahoma. Enrollment totals 54 students across grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in Oklahoma enroll around 388, and this school is 86% below that mark.

WRIGHT CITY is the district for Wright City Junior High School. It has 3 schools and 472 students.

More than half of the students at Wright City Junior High School are White (52%). The remaining shares are 46% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of McCurtain County's population at about 60%. The diversity index for Wright City Junior High School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Wright City Junior High School is 15.6:1, based on 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Oklahoma is about 15.7:1. Wright City Junior High School counts 80% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Wright City Junior High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of Oklahoma public middle schools.

After adjusting for student poverty, Wright City Junior High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.0%; the prediction is 28.3%.

Looking at the county, McCurtain County, the median household earns about $51,929 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Counting Wright City Junior High School, McCurtain County has 29 public schools.

Less than a tenth of a mile separates Wright City Junior High School from the closest public school, Wright City High School. The five-mile area around Wright City Junior High School holds 2 other public schools. Wright City Junior High School ranks 4th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 30.0% against a local average of 38.0%.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment fell by 28% across 4 years, from 75 in 2020-21 to 54 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 25.0:1 to 15.6:1.

The allk12 page for Wright City Junior High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

McCurtain County at a glance

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Population
30,863
Census ACS
Median income
$51,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
6,370 students

Quick facts

School name
Wright City Junior High School
District
WRIGHT CITY
Address
701 School St, Wright City, OK 74766
Phone
(580) 981-2558
County
McCurtain County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
54
Teachers (FTE)
3
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
43 (80%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
403321029701
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Wright City Junior High School
What is the total enrollment at Wright City Junior High School?
Wright City Junior High School enrolls approximately 54 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Wright City Junior High School serve?
Wright City Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wright City Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wright City Junior High School is approximately 15.6:1 (3 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wright City Junior High School?
At Wright City Junior High School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 2% Asian.
What district is Wright City Junior High School in?
Wright City Junior High School is part of WRIGHT CITY.
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