📍 871 Pendleton, Tahlequah, Cherokee County, 74464
Tahlequah Ms is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tahlequah, Cherokee County. The school has 676 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tahlequah school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tahlequah Ms enrolls 676 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% American Indian or Alaska Native, 23% Two or more races and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 223 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 155 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 154 | 23% |
| White | 137 | 20% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
399 of the school's 676 students (59%) 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.
Tahlequah 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-20, state senate district 9, state house district 4.
Tahlequah Ms is one of 6 schools in TAHLEQUAH, based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The district serves 3,712 students district-wide and employs 235 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 676 students, Tahlequah Ms is close to the district average of about 619 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote