Summary:
Shawnee, Oklahoma has only one middle school, Shawnee Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school has faced declining performance in recent years, ranking 251st out of 369 Oklahoma middle schools in 2024-2025, down from 148th out of 149 in 2022-2023. Shawnee Middle School's academic proficiency rates on standardized tests are below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.
The school has a high rate of chronic absenteeism at 19% and a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 85.53%. Despite these challenges, the school has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.3, which could be a potential strength. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,014.
Overall, the data suggests that Shawnee Middle School is facing significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student attendance, and socioeconomic factors. To improve the school's outcomes, the district and school leaders may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address these issues.
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