📍 800 Flynn Street, Alva, Woods County, 73717
Alva Ms is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Alva, Woods County. The school has 241 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alva school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alva Ms enrolls 241 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 178 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
95 of the school's 241 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alva Ms is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-30, state senate district 27, state house district 58.
Alva Ms is one of 5 schools in ALVA, based in Alva, Oklahoma. The district serves 1,054 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 241 students, Alva Ms is close to the district average of about 211 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote