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Purcell 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 310 students in Purcell 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 Purcell School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Oklahoma public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 24% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 57% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more 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
1,453 Students
200,439 Students
# Teachers
89 Teachers
12,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Purcell 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 90-94% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#156 out of 538 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
25%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
27%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
31%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)90-94%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.67
0.72
# American Indian Students
115 Students
27,400 Students
% American Indian Students
8%
14%
# Asian Students
9 Students
3,366 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
404 Students
36,345 Students
% Hispanic Students
28%
18%
# Black Students
3 Students
14,644 Students
% Black Students
n/a
7%
# White Students
704 Students
92,168 Students
% White Students
48%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
729 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
218 Students
25,719 Students
% of Two or more races Students
15%
13%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
82
6,776
# Students in K Grade:
101
7,526
# Students in 1st Grade:
112
7,931
# Students in 2nd Grade:
122
7,756
# Students in 3rd Grade:
113
7,431
# Students in 4th Grade:
109
7,499
# Students in 5th Grade:
105
11,284
# Students in 6th Grade:
103
37,339
# Students in 7th Grade:
103
51,583
# Students in 8th Grade:
104
53,117
# Students in 9th Grade:
106
2,039
# Students in 10th Grade:
113
33
# Students in 11th Grade:
102
52
# Students in 12th Grade:
78
73
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,255 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 $9,708 is less than the state median of $11,261. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$7,919 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$7,900 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,255
$11,287
Spending / Student
$9,708
$11,261
Best Purcell School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Purcell Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
2010 North Green Avenue
Purcell, OK 73080
(405) 442-0099
Purcell, OK 73080
(405) 442-0099
Grades: 6-8
| 310 students
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