📍 1041 South First Street, Blackwell, Kay County, 74631
Blackwell Ms is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Blackwell, Kay County. The school has 259 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blackwell school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 11% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blackwell Ms enrolls 259 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 12% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 178 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 12% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 30 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 8.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
201 of the school's 259 students (78%) 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.
Blackwell Ms is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-30, state senate district 19, state house district 38.
Blackwell Ms is one of 3 schools in BLACKWELL, based in Blackwell, Oklahoma. The district serves 1,087 students district-wide and employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 259 students, Blackwell Ms is smaller than the district average of about 362 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote