📍 1200 Eagle Lane, Watonga, Blaine County, 73772
Watonga Ms is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Watonga, Blaine County. The school has 170 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Watonga school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Watonga Ms enrolls 170 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 82 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 20 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 3.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
143 of the school's 170 students (84%) 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.
Watonga 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-30, state senate district 26, state house district 59.
Watonga Ms is one of 3 schools in WATONGA, based in Watonga, Oklahoma. The district serves 731 students district-wide and employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 170 students, Watonga 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 - Remote