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Duncan School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oklahoma for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 734 students in Duncan School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Oklahoma.
Public Middle School in Duncan School District have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the Oklahoma public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 24% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 45% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Oklahoma public middle school average of 55% (majority Hispanic and American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (OK)
# Schools
8 Schools
605 Schools
# Students
3,316 Students
205,206 Students
# Teachers
205 Teachers
12,888 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Duncan School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 533 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 84% has decreased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#185 out of 538 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
25%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
27%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
31%

Graduation Rate
(20-21)84%
78%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.62
0.73
# American Indian Students
127 Students
27,037 Students
% American Indian Students
4%
13%
# Asian Students
52 Students
3,463 Students
% Asian Students
2%
2%
# Hispanic Students
719 Students
38,007 Students
% Hispanic Students
22%
19%
# Black Students
117 Students
15,143 Students
% Black Students
3%
7%
# White Students
1,858 Students
92,862 Students
% White Students
56%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
806 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
438 Students
27,840 Students
% of Two or more races Students
13%
14%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
188
6,503
# Students in K Grade:
246
7,350
# Students in 1st Grade:
243
7,518
# Students in 2nd Grade:
231
7,470
# Students in 3rd Grade:
231
7,467
# Students in 4th Grade:
254
7,161
# Students in 5th Grade:
226
11,503
# Students in 6th Grade:
242
38,940
# Students in 7th Grade:
228
53,730
# Students in 8th Grade:
264
55,226
# Students in 9th Grade:
272
2,128
# Students in 10th Grade:
243
76
# Students in 11th Grade:
217
63
# Students in 12th Grade:
231
71
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,048 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,983. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,391 is less than the state median of $10,957. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$7,919 MM

Spending
$31 MM
$7,900 MM

Revenue / Student
$10,048
$10,983

Spending / Student
$9,391
$10,957

Best Duncan School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Duncan Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1601 Chisholm Trail Parkway
Duncan, OK 73534
(580) 470-8106
Duncan, OK 73534
(580) 470-8106
Grades: 6-8
| 734 students
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