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Central Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 369 Oklahoma Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Oklahoma middle schools

Summary

Central Middle School is a public middle school located in Lawton, Oklahoma, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 954 students. The school is part of the Lawton School District, which is ranked 349 out of 452 districts in Oklahoma and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Central Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oklahoma middle schools over the past decade, with its highest ranking being 136 out of 228 schools in the 2018-2019 school year.

Central Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Lawton district and the state of Oklahoma in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13% of students at Central Middle School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 19% in Lawton and 26% statewide. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 9% at Central Middle School, compared to 17% in Lawton and 26% statewide. Additionally, Central Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.3% to 19.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Central Middle School is the largest middle school in the Lawton district, it consistently underperforms compared to its nearby counterparts, MacArthur Middle School and Eisenhower Middle School, in terms of academic achievement, student subgroup performance, and chronic absenteeism. Central Middle School's ranking and performance have also steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting the school is facing significant challenges in improving student outcomes.

955

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,439

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 Northwest Fort Sill Boule
Lawton, OK 73507-3507

(580) 355-8544

District: Lawton

Students who attend Central Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lawton High School

Feeder schools for Central Middle School:

Elementary:	Cleveland Elementary School
	Freedom Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Pat Henry Elementary School
	More...
	Whittier Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

29.5%

Hispanic:

28.6%

African American:

17.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (12% vs 27% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg18%

Oklahoma avg27%

330^th of 369

Oklahoma public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Oklahoma Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Lawton

349^th of 452Lawton 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	330 of 369	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	183 of 189	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	142 of 149	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	146 of 171	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	225 of 407	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	136 of 228	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	174 of 233	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	204 of 238	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.6	251 of 332	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.4	223 of 297	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	59.4	223 of 542	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.3	157 of 539	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	57.6	224 of 521	57.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	33 of 49	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.2	5 of 31	83.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2021	49.9	22 of 34	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	66 of 84	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	107 of 122	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	69.7	21 of 102	79.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	241 of 284	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	135 of 278	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2021	70.1	15 of 80	81.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	80 of 108	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	196 of 215	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.5	132 of 257	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2021)81st percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2021)35th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

Science14%-16 vs state

English Language Arts I13%-13 vs state

Mathematics9%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)					OSTP Mathematics (2025)					OSTP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSTP English Language Arts I 5th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 6th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 7th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 8th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 5th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 6th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 7th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 8th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science 8th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	Total
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1201 Northwest Fort Sill Boule	Lawton	73507	Comanche County	Lawton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 355-8544	955	61	15.5	80.7%	282 (29.5%)	168 (17.6%)	273 (28.6%)	14 (1.5%)	46 (4.8%)	17 (1.8%)	155 (16.2%)	17.5	330^th of 369 public middle schools	10.6%		8.3	183^rd of 189 public middle schools	3.2%	147		17.0	11.0	12.0	13.0		11.0	9.0	5.0	9.0		14.0	14.0	$11,439
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	5702 West Gore Boulevard	Lawton	73505	Comanche County	Lawton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 353-1040	1,087	65	16.6	81.2%	299 (27.5%)	248 (22.8%)	272 (25.0%)	15 (1.4%)	50 (4.6%)	14 (1.3%)	189 (17.4%)	24.6	294^th of 369 public middle schools	20.3%		13.3	171^st of 189 public middle schools	9.5%	123		16.0	13.0	15.0	15.0		15.0	15.0	11.0	13.0		19.0	19.0	$10,521
MacArthur Middle School	Public	6-8	510 Northeast 45th Street	Lawton	73507	Comanche County	Lawton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 353-5111	829	61	13.5	67.3%	332 (40.0%)	121 (14.6%)	176 (21.2%)	11 (1.3%)	40 (4.8%)	8 (1.0%)	141 (17.0%)	38.2	225^th of 369 public middle schools	39.0%		17.7	156^th of 189 public middle schools	17.5%	69		22.0	21.0	19.0	21.0		25.0	23.0	8.0	18.0		24.0	24.0	$11,322
Geronimo Middle School	Public	7-8	800 West Main Street	Geronimo	73543	Comanche County	Geronimo	No	(n/a)	No	No	(580) 355-3160	49	4	13.3	67.3%	25 (51.0%)	1 (2.0%)	12 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (18.4%)								(n/a)					17.0					9.0				$11,005
Cache Middle School	Public	5-8	302 SW H Ave	Cache	73527	Comanche County	Cache	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 429-8489	620	40	15.3	42.4%	324 (52.3%)	33 (5.3%)	115 (18.5%)	5 (0.8%)	43 (6.9%)	4 (0.6%)	96 (15.5%)	70.8	70^th of 369 public middle schools	81.0%		53.2	75^th of 189 public middle schools	60.3%	5	30.0	35.0	34.0	34.0	33.0	18.0	30.0	25.0	22.0	25.0	56.0	45.0	51.0	$12,085
Elgin Middle School	Public	5-8	712 J St	Elgin	73538	Comanche County	Elgin	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 492-3655	799	45	17.7	27.9%	456 (57.1%)	22 (2.8%)	134 (16.8%)	12 (1.5%)	67 (8.4%)	9 (1.1%)	99 (12.4%)	59.2	114^th of 369 public middle schools	69.1%		57.8	59^th of 189 public middle schools	68.8%	55	33.0	29.0	29.0	31.0	31.0	39.0	22.0	30.0	12.0	25.0	40.0	41.0	40.0	$8,948
Fletcher Junior High School	Public	7-8	101 W Hornaday	Fletcher	73541	Comanche County	Fletcher	No	(n/a)	No	No	(580) 549-3031	60	6	10.5	48.3%	39 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.3%)	1 (1.7%)	6 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (15.0%)	39.8	211^th of 369 public middle schools	42.8%					(n/a)			30.0	16.0	24.0			10.0	4.0	7.0		39.0	39.0	$11,841
Central High Middle School	Public	6-8	274801 Broncho Rd	Marlow	73055	Stephens County	Central High	No	(n/a)	No	No	(580) 658-6858	103	8	13.6	40.8%	79 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.8%)	26.3	290^th of 369 public middle schools	21.4%					(n/a)		23.0	18.0	19.0	20.0		0.0	18.0	0.0	7.0		22.0	22.0	$1,525
Walters Middle School	Public	6-8	418 South Broadway Street	Walters	73572	Cotton County	Walters	No	(n/a)	No	No	(580) 875-3214	129	11	11.4	61.2%	77 (59.7%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.3%)	2 (1.6%)	18 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (14.7%)	27.5	282^nd of 369 public middle schools	23.6%					(n/a)		6.0	8.0	11.0	9.0		14.0	10.0	11.0	12.0		49.0	49.0	$10,516
Apache Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Pohleman	Apache	73006	Caddo County	Boone-Apache	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(580) 588-3358	112	7	16.4	83.9%	44 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (17.0%)	31.5	261^st of 369 public middle schools	29.3%					(n/a)		12.0	20.0	19.0	16.0		11.0	8.0	5.0	9.0		44.0	44.0	$11,628

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Middle School

Is Central Middle School a good school?

Central Middle School ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Oklahoma middle schools.

How many students attend Central Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 955 students attended Central Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Central Middle School?

Students at Central Middle School are 30% White, 29% Hispanic, 18% African American, 16% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

What district is Central Middle School in?

Lawton

What high school do graduates of Central Middle School attend?

Students who attend Central Middle School usually go on to attend Lawton High School

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