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Talihina School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oklahoma for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 71 students in Talihina School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Oklahoma.
Public Middle School in Talihina School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Oklahoma public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 7% (versus the 24% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 56% 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
3 Schools
605 Schools
# Students
514 Students
205,206 Students
# Teachers
45 Teachers
12,888 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Talihina School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 533 school districts in Oklahoma (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has increased from 60-69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#508 out of 538 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
6%
25%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
27%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
31%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)80-89%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.55
0.73
% American Indian
55%
13%
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
1%
19%
% Black
n/a
7%
% White
38%
45%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
14%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,368 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 $12,387 is higher than the state median of $10,957. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$7,919 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$7,900 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,368
$10,983
Spending / Student
$12,387
$10,957
Best Talihina School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Talihina Junior High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
600 1st Street
Talihina, OK 74571
(918) 567-2259
Talihina, OK 74571
(918) 567-2259
Grades: 7-8
| 71 students
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