📍 8435 Southwest 44th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, 73179
Western Heights Ms is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County. The school has 442 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Western Heights school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western Heights Ms enrolls 442 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 217 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 106 | 24% |
| White | 60 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 2% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
413 of the school's 442 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Western Heights Ms is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 44, state house district 90.
Western Heights Ms is one of 8 schools in WESTERN HEIGHTS, based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The district serves 2,828 students district-wide and employs 177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 442 students, Western Heights Ms is larger than the district average of about 354 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large