📍 276803 E 1760 Road, Duncan, Stephens County, 73533
Empire Ms is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Duncan, Stephens County. The school has 109 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Empire school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Empire Ms enrolls 109 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 68 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 8.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
67 of the school's 109 students (61%) 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.
Empire Ms 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 31, state house district 65.
Empire Ms is one of 3 schools in EMPIRE, based in Duncan, Oklahoma. The district serves 506 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 109 students, Empire Ms is smaller than the district average of about 169 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant