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Hardesty School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oklahoma for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 34 students in Hardesty 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 Hardesty School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Oklahoma public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 24% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 82% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Oklahoma public middle school average of 55% (majority Hispanic and American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (OK)
# Schools
2 Schools
605 Schools
# Students
40 Students
205,206 Students
# Teachers
4 Teachers
12,888 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Hardesty School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 50% has decreased from PS% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#475 out of 538 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤10%
25%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
27%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤20%
31%

Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥50%
78%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.45
0.73
# American Indian Students
4 Students
27,037 Students
% American Indian Students
10%
13%
# Asian Students
n/a
3,463 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
29 Students
38,007 Students
% Hispanic Students
73%
19%
# Black Students
1 Student
15,143 Students
% Black Students
2%
7%
# White Students
6 Students
92,862 Students
% White Students
15%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
806 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
27,840 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
14%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
6
6,503
# Students in K Grade:
1
7,350
# Students in 1st Grade:
3
7,518
# Students in 2nd Grade:
4
7,470
# Students in 3rd Grade:
4
7,467
# Students in 4th Grade:
1
7,161
# Students in 5th Grade:
5
11,503
# Students in 6th Grade:
3
38,940
# Students in 7th Grade:
4
53,730
# Students in 8th Grade:
3
55,226
# Students in 9th Grade:
2
2,128
# Students in 10th Grade:
1
76
# Students in 11th Grade:
2
63
# Students in 12th Grade:
1
71
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$1 MM
$7,919 MM

Spending
$2 MM
$7,900 MM

Revenue / Student
$15,914
$12,496

Spending / Student
$18,457
$12,271

Best Hardesty School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hardesty Elementary School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
5th And Crawford
Hardesty, OK 73944
(580) 888-4258
Hardesty, OK 73944
(580) 888-4258
Grades: PK-8
| 34 students
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