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Sulphur Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
186th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 369 Oklahoma Middle Schools
Better than 50% of Oklahoma middle schools
Summary

Sulphur Middle School is a public middle school in Sulphur, Oklahoma, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 320 students. The school is part of the Sulphur District, which is ranked 158 out of 452 districts in Oklahoma and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Sulphur Middle School has shown a mixed performance, with strengths in science but challenges in English Language Arts and Mathematics. While the school performs better in 8th grade science, with 38% of students proficient or better, its performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics lags behind the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21% of Sulphur Middle School students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30% in the district and 26% statewide. Similarly, in Mathematics, only 20% of Sulphur Middle School students were proficient or better, compared to 26% in the district and statewide. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with a high of 4 stars out of 5 in the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years, but dropping to 2 stars in the 2022-2023 and 2024-2025 school years.

Sulphur Middle School has shown strong performance for its Native American students, ranking 5th out of 75 Oklahoma middle schools in this subgroup for the 2020-2021 school year. However, the school's performance for its Special Education students is concerning, ranking 83rd out of 108 Oklahoma middle schools in this subgroup for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating. Additionally, Sulphur Middle School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 9.2% in 2022-2023 to 19.0% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the state average. While Sulphur Middle School performs better than the nearby Wynnewood Middle School, it lags behind the nearby Davis Middle School in most subject areas and overall ranking.

310
Students ?
20.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,637
Per pupil spending ?
55.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1021 West Ninth Street
       Sulphur, OK  73086-3086

(580) 622-4010

District: Sulphur


Students who attend Sulphur Middle School usually attend:

High:    Sulphur High School

Feeder schools for Sulphur Middle School:

Elementary:    Sulphur Elementary School
    Sulphur Intermediate Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
54.2%
American Indian:
24.8%
Hispanic:
9.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 85th percentile in 2021 → 50th in 2025
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 85th-percentile peak (2021) to 50th (2025)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg31%
Oklahoma avg27%
186th of 369
Oklahoma public middle schools ?
Top 50%▼ down 26 pts since 2015
From top 25% (2015) to top 50% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
158th of 452Sulphur 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
202545.0186 of 36949.6%★★☆☆☆
202331.798 of 14934.2%★★☆☆☆
202251.673 of 17157.3%★★★☆☆
202172.661 of 40785.0%★★★★☆
201969.848 of 22878.9%★★★★☆
201863.169 of 23370.4%★★★★☆
201753.496 of 23859.7%★★★☆☆
201663.092 of 33272.3%★★★★☆
201564.673 of 29775.4%★★★★☆
201143.3365 of 54232.7%★★☆☆☆
201062.9179 of 53966.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202554.0114 of 28459.9%★★★☆☆
202166.160 of 27878.4%★★★★☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202182.95 of 7593.3%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202528.683 of 10823.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202532.8147 of 21531.6%★★☆☆☆
202158.179 of 25769.3%★★★☆☆
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)
Native American (2021)93rd percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school
White (2025)32nd percentile-18 vs school
Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-26 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Science38%+8 vs state
English Language Arts I21%-5 vs state
Mathematics20%-6 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Sulphur Middle School.

Sulphur Middle School ranks 186th of 369 Oklahoma middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

Students at Sulphur Middle School are 54% White, 25% American Indian, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 1, 2025
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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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