The top reported proficiency rate is 21% in Math. The lowest is 20% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Locust Grove Ms
Locust Grove Middle School serves students in sixth through eighth grades in the small town of Locust Grove, Oklahoma. The school sits within the Locust Grove Public Schools district, which operates multiple campuses in the community.
The town itself is described as having a suburban-rural mix feel, where most residents own their homes and many retirees live. The original townsite was platted with a traditional small-town grid, but daily life here is car-dependent; most people drive alone to work. The largest local industries by employment are Retail Trade, Educational Services, and Manufacturing, with the school district itself a major employer. The population has been relatively stable over recent decades. Housing values have risen at a modest pace, and the median home value in the area falls below the state benchmark. No major new housing developments were identified in publicly available records, and a search for recent district-level changes did not turn up items of lasting note.
The student body at Locust Grove Middle School is diverse in its composition. A substantial portion of students are American Indian or Alaska Native, and the school also enrolls students who identify as white, two or more races, and Hispanic. The school does not serve grade levels where a graduation rate is applicable, and state testing participation rates were not reported in the available data.
On the Oklahoma School Testing Program, results for the most recent school year show that the share of students scoring at the proficient level or above in math and English language arts fell below the midpoint among districts in Mayes County. In math, the percentage of students reaching that threshold was in the teens across sixth and seventh grades, and just into the mid-twenties for eighth grade. In English language arts, the proportion of students scoring at the proficient level or above was in the teens for sixth and eighth grades, with seventh grade reaching into the low twenties. Science results for eighth grade were suppressed, meaning the data did not meet state reporting standards for public release. A parent may want to ask the school directly about science performance and about how instruction is tailored for students across the tested subjects.
The school does not have publicly available data on chronic absenteeism, discipline incidents, or course access in this profile. A family could inquire with the school about its attendance patterns and what elective or enrichment offerings are available for middle schoolers. The district itself did not have readily available strategic priorities or recent changes in the public record, so there is little to report on that front.
Overall, Locust Grove Middle School offers a midsize middle school experience in a stable, car-dependent small town where the community has a mix of working residents and retirees. The academic proficiency numbers on state tests are below the midpoint of the county's districts, and a parent looking at this school will want to understand how the school supports students in math and English language arts, and what other measures of student learning and well-being the school tracks.
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