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Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School

Public Grades 5-8
353rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 369 Oklahoma Middle Schools
Better than 4% of Oklahoma middle schools
Summary

Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School is a public middle school located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 326 students. The school is part of the Okmulgee School District, which is ranked 420 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 8% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 14% in Okmulgee and 26% statewide. In mathematics, only 5% of students were proficient or better, compared to 9% in Okmulgee and 26% statewide. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19% to 26% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 90.8% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to the nearby middle schools, such as Liberty Middle School, Henryetta Middle School, Dewar Middle School, Beggs Middle School, and Morris Middle School, Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School's academic performance is significantly lower, and it has higher chronic absenteeism rates and a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Addressing these underlying issues could be crucial in improving student outcomes at Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School.

268
Students ?
19.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,358
Per pupil spending ?
92.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1421 E Martin Luther King Dr
       Okmulgee, OK  74447-4447

(918) 758-2020

District: Okmulgee


Students who attend Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Okmulgee High School

Feeder schools for Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School:

Elementary:    Okmulgee Primary Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

Two or more races:
28.0%
White:
23.5%
American Indian:
22.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2021 → 4th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (7% vs 27% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!Science scores 21 pts below the Oklahoma average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school7%
District avg10%
Oklahoma avg27%
353rd of 369
Oklahoma public middle schools ?
Bottom 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2021
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
420th of 452Okmulgee 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
201625.3417 of 49816.3%★☆☆☆☆
201523.3765 of 95720.1%★☆☆☆☆
201140.8591 of 84630.1%★★☆☆☆
201036.4633 of 84525.1%★☆☆☆☆
200939.2584 of 84030.5%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202510.2353 of 3694.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.6400 of 4071.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202513.0266 of 2846.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.6266 of 2784.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
20212.880 of 800.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2021)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Science9%-21 vs state
English Language Arts I8%-18 vs state
Mathematics5%-21 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School

Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Oklahoma middle schools.

Students who attend Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School usually go on to attend Okmulgee High School

Students at Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School are 28% Two or more races, 24% White, 23% American Indian, 16% African American, 9% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Dunbar Intermediate Elementary School.

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2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 1, 2025
2024–25 OSTP test scoresDec 1, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataAug 19, 2025
2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance dataAug 19, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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