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Tahlequah Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
871 Pendleton
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Phone
(918) 458-4140
District
TAHLEQUAH
County
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
693
Classroom Teachers
46

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Oklahoma

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.5% of all OK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Tahlequah Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
30%
38%
35%
27%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
28%
38%
36%
22%
19%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
27%
45%
36%
25%
17%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 234 33.8%
Grade 7 218 31.5%
Grade 8 241 34.8%
Total 693 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 25.0% 26.4% 51.8%
Black 1.2% 1.3% 9.0%
Hispanic 31.2% 27.7% 23.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.9% 2.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 41.9% 43.8% 13.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 0.1%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.1%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 21,688 4,053,824
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 161.9 59
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.9% 20.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.5% 33.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 18.0% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 15.5% 16.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,446 1,542,780
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 9.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.6% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.7% 27.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.9% 13.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.1% 15.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.1% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.8% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.7% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.6% 12.8%
$15,000 or less 14.9% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,384 $23,046,000 46.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,225 $4,424,000 8.9%
Staff $688 $2,482,000 5.0%
General Administration $209 $756,000 1.5%
School Administration $511 $1,846,000 3.7%
Operation $1,181 $4,262,000 8.6%
Transportation $371 $1,341,000 2.7%
Other $319 $1,153,000 2.3%
Total Support $4,505 $16,264,000 32.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,827 $10,207,000 20.6%
Total Expenditures $13,717 $49,517,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,765 $4,033,599,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $780 $545,446,000 6.5%
Staff $436 $305,339,000 3.6%
General Administration $308 $215,779,000 2.6%
School Administration $563 $393,772,000 4.7%
Operation $1,279 $894,585,000 10.7%
Transportation $297 $207,444,000 2.5%
Other $420 $294,013,000 3.5%
Total Support $4,083 $2,856,378,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,126 $1,487,309,000 17.8%
Total Expenditures $11,974 $8,377,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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