📍 214 Stokes Drive, Ada, Pontotoc County, 74820
Byng Jhs is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ada, Pontotoc County. The school has 357 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Byng school district. It serves grades 7–9 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Byng Jhs enrolls 357 students across grades 7–9. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 31% American Indian or Alaska Native and 18% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 153 | 43% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 110 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
193 of the school's 357 students (54%) 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.
Byng Jhs is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-40, state senate district 13, state house district 25.
Byng Jhs is one of 5 schools in BYNG, based in Ada, Oklahoma. The district serves 1,753 students district-wide and employs 126 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 357 students, Byng Jhs is close to the district average of about 351 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant