Middle Schools in Luther

Luther has one listed middle school, Luther Middle School, serving grades 5–8 and enrolling 256 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades proficiency was 21% in English Language Arts, 14% in math, and 25% in science; the Oklahoma averages were 26%, 25%, and 30%, respectively. The school’s equal-weight average across those subjects was 20%, compared with 27% statewide. The most important finding is that proficiency was below the state average in all three subjects, with the largest gap in math.

Within the school, sixth grade stands out, while eighth-grade math is the clearest concern. Sixth-grade ELA proficiency was 32%, 7 points above the state’s 25%, and sixth-grade math was 27%, 1 point above the state’s 26%. By contrast, eighth-grade math was 0%, 17 points below the state’s 17%; fifth- and seventh-grade math were also below the state, by 13 and 12 points. Science was the strongest all-grades subject at 25%, though still 5 points below the state. Eighth-grade ELA was 15%, the lowest reported ELA result, compared with 20% statewide.

Overall results moved farther below the state from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: the school’s three-subject average fell from 23% to 20%, while the state average rounded to 27% in both years, widening the gap from 5 to 7 points. Science drove much of the setback, falling from 31% to 25% while the state stayed at 30%; ELA fell from 23% to 21%, and math stayed at 14%. SchoolDigger lists the school at the 33rd percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 41st percentile and 2 stars the prior year, but above its 26th-percentile, 1-star entry in 2020–2021. Other context: the student-teacher ratio was 18.9 in 2024–2025, and 69% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 7% in 2025–2026, compared with 16% statewide and 6.5% in the Luther district. Because only one school is listed, there is no school-to-school comparison.