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Checotah Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
60th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 369 Oklahoma Middle Schools
Better than 84% of Oklahoma middle schools
Summary

Checotah Middle School is a public middle school serving 316 students in grades 6-8 in Checotah, Oklahoma, which is part of the Checotah School District. The school has shown a mixed academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics slightly above the state average, but a significantly higher proficiency rate in Science. Checotah Middle School has demonstrated strong performance for specific student subgroups, ranking 4th out of 51 Oklahoma middle schools for Native American students and 18th out of 284 for low socioeconomic status students.

However, the school's performance for White students was less impressive, ranking 59th out of 215 Oklahoma middle schools. Additionally, Checotah Middle School has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.2% in 2024-2025 to 19.0% in 2024-2025, which is an area of concern. Compared to the nearby Hilldale Middle School and Eufaula Middle School, Checotah Middle School has a lower per-student spending but generally a lower student-teacher ratio.

Overall, Checotah Middle School has shown some strengths, particularly in supporting specific student subgroups, but also faces challenges in maintaining consistent academic performance and addressing rising chronic absenteeism. Continued efforts to address these areas and learn from the practices of nearby schools may help the school improve and better serve its students.

319
Students ?
14.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,173
Per pupil spending ?
85.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 320 West Jefferson
       Checotah, OK  74426-4426

(918) 473-2239

District: Checotah


Students who attend Checotah Middle School usually attend:

High:    Checotah High School

Feeder schools for Checotah Middle School:

Elementary:    Checotah Intermediate Elementary School
    Marshall Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
52.7%
American Indian:
29.2%
Two or more races:
13.2%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Oklahoma average (36% vs 27% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 16% of Oklahoma middle schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 57 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
District avg40%
Oklahoma avg27%
60th of 369
Oklahoma public middle schools ?
Top 16%▲ up 57 pts since 2015
From bottom 27% (2015) to top 16% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
94th of 452Checotah among Oklahoma districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202572.760 of 36983.7%★★★★☆
202460.255 of 18970.9%★★★★☆
202342.783 of 14944.3%★★☆☆☆
202238.199 of 17142.1%★★☆☆☆
202137.6259 of 40736.4%★★☆☆☆
201923.3192 of 22815.8%★☆☆☆☆
201823.8197 of 23315.5%★☆☆☆☆
201717.2216 of 2389.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201632.3254 of 33223.5%★☆☆☆☆
201536.4217 of 29726.9%★☆☆☆☆
201157.3245 of 54254.8%★★★☆☆
201036.5403 of 53925.2%★☆☆☆☆
200956.2231 of 52155.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202585.918 of 28493.7%★★★★★
202147.7138 of 27850.4%★★★☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202580.04 of 5192.2%★★★★★
202151.340 of 7546.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202563.159 of 21572.6%★★★★☆
202133.8180 of 25730.0%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+10 vs school
Native American (2025)92nd percentile+8 vs school
White (2025)73rd percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Science48%+18 vs state
English Language Arts I32%+6 vs state
Mathematics28%~ state avg

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Students at Checotah Middle School are 53% White, 29% American Indian, 13% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Checotah Middle School ranks 60th of 369 Oklahoma middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Checotah Middle School.

Students who attend Checotah Middle School usually go on to attend Checotah High School


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