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Talihina Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8
257th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 369 Oklahoma Middle Schools
Better than 30% of Oklahoma middle schools
Summary

Talihina Junior High School is a public middle school in Talihina, Oklahoma, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 71 students. The school is part of the Talihina School District, which is ranked 354 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Talihina Junior High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 26%. In contrast, the nearby Wilburton Middle School, which is 19.65 miles away, has performed significantly better, with 27% of students proficient or better in ELA and 27% in Mathematics in the same school year. Talihina Junior High School has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 4.4% to 19.0% in recent years, which is notably higher than the 19.0% rate at Wilburton Middle School.

The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Talihina Junior High School, ranging from 69.57% to 78.21% in recent years, suggests a higher concentration of students from low-income families compared to the state average. Despite the higher per-student spending of $14,670 at Talihina Junior High School in the 2018-2019 school year, compared to $7,915 for Wilburton Middle School, the academic performance has not shown commensurate improvements, raising questions about the effectiveness of resource allocation and the need for a more targeted and strategic approach to address the school's specific challenges.

80
Students ?
9.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,840
Per pupil spending ?
57.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 600 1st Street
       Talihina, OK  74571-4571

(918) 567-2259

District: Talihina


Students who attend Talihina Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Talihina High School

Feeder schools for Talihina Junior High School:

Elementary:    Talihina Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
48.8%
White:
38.8%
Two or more races:
8.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2009 → 30th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (21% vs 27% meeting standards)
!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Oklahoma average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg17%
Oklahoma avg27%
257th of 369
Oklahoma public middle schools ?
Bottom 30%▲ up 17 pts since 2015
From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
354th of 452Talihina 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
202532.7257 of 36930.4%★★☆☆☆
20166.8317 of 3324.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201521.0256 of 29713.8%★☆☆☆☆
201147.5335 of 54238.2%★★☆☆☆
201058.8217 of 53959.7%★★★☆☆
200942.3356 of 52131.7%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Science43%+13 vs state
English Language Arts I11%-15 vs state
Mathematics10%-16 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Talihina Junior High School

Students who attend Talihina Junior High School usually go on to attend Talihina High School

Students at Talihina Junior High School are 49% American Indian, 39% White, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander.

Talihina Junior High School ranks 257th of 369 Oklahoma middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 80 students attended Talihina Junior High School.

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Latest Oklahoma data All new data »
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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