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Dickson School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oklahoma for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 293 students in Dickson School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Oklahoma.
Public Middle School in Dickson School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Oklahoma public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 24% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Oklahoma public middle school average of 54% (majority Hispanic and American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (OK)
# Schools
4 Schools
600 Schools
# Students
1,370 Students
200,439 Students
# Teachers
66 Teachers
12,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
21:1
21:1
District Rank
Dickson School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 537 school districts in Oklahoma (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#322 out of 538 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
25%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
27%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
31%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)90-94%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.62
0.72
# American Indian Students
203 Students
27,400 Students
% American Indian Students
15%
14%
# Asian Students
4 Students
3,366 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
137 Students
36,345 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
18%
# Black Students
7 Students
14,644 Students
% Black Students
1%
7%
# White Students
781 Students
92,168 Students
% White Students
57%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
729 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
237 Students
25,719 Students
% of Two or more races Students
17%
13%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
79
6,776
# Students in K Grade:
114
7,526
# Students in 1st Grade:
113
7,931
# Students in 2nd Grade:
95
7,756
# Students in 3rd Grade:
111
7,431
# Students in 4th Grade:
108
7,499
# Students in 5th Grade:
87
11,284
# Students in 6th Grade:
92
37,339
# Students in 7th Grade:
90
51,583
# Students in 8th Grade:
111
53,117
# Students in 9th Grade:
96
2,039
# Students in 10th Grade:
94
33
# Students in 11th Grade:
93
52
# Students in 12th Grade:
87
73
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,878 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,287. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,407 is less than the state median of $11,261. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$7,919 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$7,900 MM
Revenue / Student
$9,878
$11,287
Spending / Student
$9,407
$11,261
Best Dickson School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dickson Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
4762 State Highway 199
Ardmore, OK 73401
(580) 223-2700
Ardmore, OK 73401
(580) 223-2700
Grades: 6-8
| 293 students
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