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Pawhuska Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
340th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 369 Oklahoma Middle Schools
Better than 8% of Oklahoma middle schools
Summary

Pawhuska Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, with 157 students. The school is part of the Pawhuska School District, which is ranked 394 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pawhuska Middle School consistently underperforms the state average on standardized tests across all subjects and grade levels. In 2024-2025, only 8-13% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, compared to the state averages of 21-36%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17% to 24.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a large majority (70-78%) of Pawhuska Middle School students come from low-income families and qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than the nearby schools such as Shidler Middle School, Hominy Middle School, and Barnsdall Middle School.

Pawhuska Middle School's performance is particularly low for its Native American and low-socioeconomic status student subgroups, and the school's performance has been declining over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from 385th out of 407 Oklahoma middle schools in 2020-2021 to 340th out of 369 in 2024-2025. The nearby schools, such as Shidler Middle School and Hominy Middle School, have higher per-student spending ($9,229 and $8,213, respectively) compared to Pawhuska Middle School, which may contribute to their better academic performance.

157
Students ?
18.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,528
Per pupil spending ?
77.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 615 East 15th Street
       Pawhuska, OK  74056-4056

(918) 287-1265

District: Pawhuska


Students who attend Pawhuska Middle School usually attend:

High:    Pawhuska High School

Feeder schools for Pawhuska Middle School:

Elementary:    Indian Camp Elementary School
    Pawhuska Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
36.9%
Two or more races:
25.5%
White:
21.7%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2021 → 8th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (9% vs 27% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!Science scores 20 pts below the Oklahoma average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school9%
District avg13%
Oklahoma avg27%
340th of 369
Oklahoma public middle schools ?
Bottom 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2021
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SchoolDigger rating ?
394th of 452Pawhuska 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
202513.7340 of 3697.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.8385 of 4075.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202515.8259 of 2848.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202121.370 of 756.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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)9th percentile~ school
Native American (2021)7th percentile~ school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Science10%-20 vs state
Mathematics9%-17 vs state
English Language Arts I8%-18 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Pawhuska Middle School

Pawhuska Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Oklahoma middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 157 students attended Pawhuska Middle School.

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

Students at Pawhuska Middle School are 37% American Indian, 25% Two or more races, 22% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Not Specified, 2% African American.


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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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