Luther Ms, Luther OK - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Luther Ms

Luther Middle School serves grades five through eight in the small, rural town of Luther, Oklahoma, part of the Luther district in northeastern Oklahoma County. The school’s enrollment is modest for a middle school spanning four grade levels. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial share of students identifying as two or more races and a smaller number of Hispanic students; other racial and ethnic groups each make up a very small share of the population. Data on economic disadvantage, special education, and English learner status were not available in the reporting, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those support structures.

State assessment results for the most recent testing year show proficiency rates that are low across all subjects and grades. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above ranged from a small share in seventh grade to a slightly larger share in fifth grade, with sixth and eighth grades falling in between. In English language arts, fifth and eighth graders posted proficiency at about the same level, seventh graders at a similar rate, and the sixth-grade result was suppressed. On science assessments, the school’s performance was somewhat higher, with eighth graders reaching a modest proficiency rate and fifth graders at a similar level. Overall, the school’s combined proficiency index placed it just above the midpoint among the many districts in Oklahoma County, a large and diverse county that includes both high-performing suburban schools and lower-performing urban and rural ones. A parent looking at these results should consider that the state changed cut scores for math and English language arts in this testing cycle, which can make year-over-year comparisons unreliable and may mean that these particular results do not fully reflect prior trends.

The community Luther serves is a small, mainly residential town on historic Route 66 that has grown substantially in population over the past two decades. It remains rural in character, with limited commercial activity and a low-density layout that makes a car essential. Most employed residents commute to Oklahoma City, Tinker Air Force Base, Guthrie, and other nearby employment centers. Housing values in the area have risen moderately, landing roughly in the middle of the range for the state, and the area is more affordable than the national median. The school’s location on the edge of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area means that families seeking a quiet, small-town setting with relatively affordable housing and reasonable access to a major job market may find it appealing.

No recent district-level changes, such as bond measures, boundary shifts, or curriculum overhauls, were publicly reported, and the district’s academic and program offerings beyond state testing were not detailed in the available data. The school’s grade band means it does not have a graduation rate, and information on course access, staffing, discipline, and attendance was not present. A parent considering Luther Middle School may want to ask about the specific academic programs and electives offered, how the school supports students who are below grade level, and what the path looks like from this middle school into Luther High School. The low proficiency numbers are a clear signal that a family should investigate what interventions and enrichment are in place.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 20%

even with state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 614%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 77%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 813%

School 13% · District 13%

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 23%

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 720%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 20%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 28%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 32%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolLUTHER, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income50%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income46%17 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income53%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income30%Higher-income43%13 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income18%Higher-income45%27 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income17%Higher-income29%13 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income19%Higher-income37%18 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income4%Higher-income0%4 pp gap