📍 603 East Pryor Avenue, Pocola, Le Flore County, 74902
Pocola Ms is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pocola, Le Flore County. The school has 155 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pocola school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pocola Ms enrolls 155 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 18% American Indian or Alaska Native and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 94 | 61% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 28 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
99 of the school's 155 students (64%) 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.
Pocola Ms is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-20, state senate district 4, state house district 3.
Pocola Ms is one of 3 schools in POCOLA, based in Pocola, Oklahoma. The district serves 731 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 155 students, Pocola Ms is smaller than the district average of about 244 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe