Top Rankings
Tahlequah School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oklahoma for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 693 students in Tahlequah School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Oklahoma.
Public Middle School in Tahlequah School District have an average math proficiency score of 33% (versus the Oklahoma public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 24% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 82% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Oklahoma public middle school average of 55% (majority Hispanic and American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (OK)
# Schools
6 Schools
605 Schools
# Students
3,610 Students
205,206 Students
# Teachers
234 Teachers
12,888 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Tahlequah School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 533 school districts in Oklahoma (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has increased from 87% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#133 out of 538 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)31%
25%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
27%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
31%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)86%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.76
0.73
% American Indian
33%
13%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
21%
19%
% Black
1%
7%
% White
20%
45%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
25%
14%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,987 is higher than the state median of $10,983. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,949 is higher than the state median of $10,957. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$40 MM
$7,919 MM
Spending
$43 MM
$7,900 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,987
$10,983
Spending / Student
$11,949
$10,957
Best Tahlequah School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Tahlequah Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
871 Pendleton
Tahlequah, OK 74464
(918) 458-4140
Tahlequah, OK 74464
(918) 458-4140
Grades: 6-8
| 693 students
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