📍 2000 West Brooks Street, Norman, Cleveland County, 73069
Whittier Ms is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Norman, Cleveland County. The school has 1,016 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Norman school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whittier Ms enrolls 1,016 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 565 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 171 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 140 | 14% |
| Asian | 53 | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 44 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
403 of the school's 1,016 students (40%) 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.
Whittier Ms is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-40, state senate district 16, state house district 44.
Whittier Ms is one of 25 schools in NORMAN, based in Norman, Oklahoma. The district serves 16,048 students district-wide and employs 962 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,016 students, Whittier Ms is larger than the district average of about 642 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize