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Wallace Byrd Middle School

Public Grades 7-8
231st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 369 Oklahoma Middle Schools
Better than 37% of Oklahoma middle schools
Summary

Wallace Byrd Middle School is a public middle school in Coalgate, Oklahoma, serving 97 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Coalgate School District, which is ranked 356 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the years, Wallace Byrd Middle School has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from a high of 89 out of 542 Oklahoma middle schools in 2010-2011 (4-star rating) to 231 out of 369 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating). The school's performance is particularly low for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 211 out of 284 Oklahoma middle schools in 2024-2025 with a 1-star rating. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts (23%) and Mathematics (6%) are significantly lower than the state averages (26% and 26%, respectively), while the school's performance in Science (33% proficient) is slightly higher than the state average (30%).

The school faces challenges related to high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.6% to 21.2% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62.75% to 72.16% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $17,092 in 2018-2019, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the state averages, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.

87
Students ?
11.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,556
Per pupil spending ?
66.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 108 West Cedar
       Coalgate, OK  74538-4538

(580) 927-3560

District: Coalgate


Students who attend Wallace Byrd Middle School usually attend:

High:    Coalgate High School

Feeder schools for Wallace Byrd Middle School:

Elementary:    Emerson Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
48.3%
American Indian:
35.6%
Hispanic:
8.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2009 → 37th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (21% vs 27% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2009
!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Oklahoma average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg19%
Oklahoma avg27%
231st of 369
Oklahoma public middle schools ?
Bottom 37%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
356th of 452Coalgate 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
202537.5231 of 36937.4%★★☆☆☆
201854.3100 of 23357.1%★★★☆☆
201739.2148 of 23837.8%★★☆☆☆
201642.7204 of 33238.6%★★☆☆☆
201545.5160 of 29746.1%★★☆☆☆
201174.989 of 54283.6%★★★★☆
201056.3239 of 53955.7%★★★☆☆
200961.0192 of 52163.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202532.5211 of 28425.7%★☆☆☆☆
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)26th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Science33%+3 vs state
English Language Arts I23%-3 vs state
Mathematics6%-20 vs state

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Wallace Byrd Middle School ranks 231st of 369 Oklahoma middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Wallace Byrd Middle School are 48% White, 36% American Indian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 87 students attended Wallace Byrd Middle School.

Students who attend Wallace Byrd Middle School usually go on to attend Coalgate High School


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