Stroud Middle School

Stroud Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Stroud, Oklahoma, with a student population of 171. The school is part of the Stroud School District, which is ranked 304 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Stroud Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oklahoma middle schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating in most recent years.

Stroud Middle School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 12% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to the state average of 26%. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 19%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Stroud Middle School serves a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 58.48% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. These factors likely contribute to the school's academic struggles, as it lags behind nearby middle schools such as Prague Middle School and Cushing Middle School in terms of academic proficiency and overall rankings and ratings.

Despite spending $10,202 per student, which is higher than the spending at some nearby schools, Stroud Middle School's performance has been on a downward trajectory over the past decade, with its statewide ranking and rating declining steadily. This indicates a need for significant intervention and improvement efforts to address the underlying issues with instruction, curriculum, and student engagement, and to reverse this concerning trend.