Top Rankings
Sallisaw 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%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 399 students in Sallisaw School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Oklahoma.
Public Middle School in Sallisaw School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Oklahoma public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 24% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority American Indian), 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
4 Schools
605 Schools
# Students
1,883 Students
205,206 Students
# Teachers
120 Teachers
12,888 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Sallisaw School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 70-74% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#116 out of 538 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
25%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
27%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
31%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)70-74%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.71
0.73
# American Indian Students
653 Students
27,037 Students
% American Indian Students
35%
13%
# Asian Students
30 Students
3,463 Students
% Asian Students
2%
2%
# Hispanic Students
189 Students
38,007 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
19%
# Black Students
22 Students
15,143 Students
% Black Students
1%
7%
# White Students
699 Students
92,862 Students
% White Students
37%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
806 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
290 Students
27,840 Students
% of Two or more races Students
15%
14%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
133
6,503
# Students in K Grade:
168
7,350
# Students in 1st Grade:
126
7,518
# Students in 2nd Grade:
117
7,470
# Students in 3rd Grade:
127
7,467
# Students in 4th Grade:
100
7,161
# Students in 5th Grade:
128
11,503
# Students in 6th Grade:
119
38,940
# Students in 7th Grade:
139
53,730
# Students in 8th Grade:
141
55,226
# Students in 9th Grade:
174
2,128
# Students in 10th Grade:
153
76
# Students in 11th Grade:
147
63
# Students in 12th Grade:
111
71
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,878 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,983. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,034 is less than the state median of $10,957. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$7,919 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$7,900 MM
Revenue / Student
$9,878
$10,983
Spending / Student
$10,034
$10,957
Best Sallisaw School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sallisaw Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
2101 West Ruth Street
Sallisaw, OK 74955
(918) 775-3015
Sallisaw, OK 74955
(918) 775-3015
Grades: 6-8
| 399 students
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