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Norman School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oklahoma for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 3,607 students in Norman 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 Schools in Norman School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Oklahoma public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 24% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 48% of the student body (majority Hispanic), 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
24 Schools
600 Schools
# Students
15,609 Students
200,439 Students
# Teachers
941 Teachers
12,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Norman School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 79% has increased from 78% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#120 out of 538 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
25%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
27%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
31%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)79%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.67
0.72
# American Indian Students
762 Students
27,400 Students
% American Indian Students
5%
14%
# Asian Students
518 Students
3,366 Students
% Asian Students
3%
2%
# Hispanic Students
2,696 Students
36,345 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
18%
# Black Students
1,056 Students
14,644 Students
% Black Students
7%
7%
# White Students
8,298 Students
92,168 Students
% White Students
53%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
31 Students
729 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
2,248 Students
25,719 Students
% of Two or more races Students
15%
13%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
769
6,776
# Students in K Grade:
1,023
7,526
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,126
7,931
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,075
7,756
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,110
7,431
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,169
7,499
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,116
11,284
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,034
37,339
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,124
51,583
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,068
53,117
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,482
2,039
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,334
33
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,167
52
# Students in 12th Grade:
1,012
73
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,984 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 $10,963 is less than the state median of $11,261. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$171 MM
$7,919 MM
Spending
$171 MM
$7,900 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,984
$11,287
Spending / Student
$10,963
$11,261
Best Norman School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Truman Primary School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
601 Meadow Ridge Road
Norman, OK 73072
(405) 366-5949
Norman, OK 73072
(405) 366-5949
Grades: PK-8
| 381 students
Rank: #22.
Whittier Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
2000 West Brooks Street
Norman, OK 73069
(405) 366-5956
Norman, OK 73069
(405) 366-5956
Grades: 6-8
| 1,016 students
Rank: #33.
Longfellow Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
215 North Ponca Avenue
Norman, OK 73071
(405) 366-5948
Norman, OK 73071
(405) 366-5948
Grades: 6-8
| 709 students
Rank: #44.
Alcott Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1919 West Boyd Street
Norman, OK 73069
(405) 366-5845
Norman, OK 73069
(405) 366-5845
Grades: 6-8
| 713 students
Rank: #55.
Irving Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
125 Vicksburg Avenue
Norman, OK 73071
(405) 366-5941
Norman, OK 73071
(405) 366-5941
Grades: 6-8
| 788 students
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