📍 901 Main Street, Velma, Stephens County, 73491
Velma-alma Ms is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Velma, Stephens County. The school has 102 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Velma-Alma school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Velma-alma Ms enrolls 102 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 20% Two or more races and 6.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 72 | 71% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 6.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
52 of the school's 102 students (51%) 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.
Velma-alma Ms is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-40, state senate district 43, state house district 51.
Velma-alma Ms is one of 3 schools in VELMA-ALMA, based in Velma, Oklahoma. The district serves 447 students district-wide and employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 102 students, Velma-alma Ms is smaller than the district average of about 149 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote