The top reported proficiency rate is 22% in English language arts. The lowest is 15% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Carnegie Ms
Carnegie MS serves grades six through eight in Carnegie, a small rural town in Caddo County on the south bank of the Washita River. The town has an agricultural economic base and also hosts the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma headquarters and a critical-access hospital. Carnegie has experienced long-term population decline over several decades, and no major new housing developments or growth projects were identified in publicly available information. The school campus sits on West Wildcat Drive, separate from the small downtown core centered on Main Street.
The school enrolls a modest number of students across three grade levels, a typical size for a rural middle school. The student body is diverse, with no single racial or ethnic group forming a majority. A substantial share of students identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, and significant shares identify as White, two or more races, and Hispanic. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, receive special education services, or are English learners were not available.
State testing results from the most recent year show that the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint when compared with other districts in Caddo County. That said, the proficiency rates themselves are low. In sixth-grade math, a modest share of students scored at or above the proficient level, and a similarly modest share did so in sixth-grade English language arts. Seventh-grade English language arts saw a somewhat higher share reach proficiency, while seventh-grade math results were suppressed, meaning the state did not report a figure for that small group. In eighth grade, the share of students scoring proficient was modest in math and lower in English language arts. Eighth-grade science results were also suppressed. Oklahoma changed its cut scores for math and English language arts in this testing year, which makes direct comparisons with prior years unreliable.
The school offers only grades six through eight, so there is no graduation rate to report. No information on course offerings, staffing ratios, discipline rates, or chronic absenteeism was available for this profile.
For a family considering this school, the picture is a middle school embedded in a small, agriculturally rooted community that has seen a long-term population decline. The school serves a racially diverse student body in a setting where the typical income profile is likely modest, given the town’s economic base. Academic proficiency rates are low in absolute terms, though they land near the middle of the range among districts in the county. A parent may want to ask the school directly about academic support programs, enrichment opportunities, and how the school works with students who are below grade level, since the state test results point to a need for those conversations. The absence of publicly reported data on special education, English learner services, and student discipline means a parent should also seek that information from the school.
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