Del City Ms, Del City OK - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Del City Ms

Del City Middle School serves grades six through eight as part of the Midwest City-Del City district in Oklahoma County. It is a conventional public school with no charter or magnet designation described in the available data. The school sits in Del City, a suburban community founded after World War II as a bedroom suburb and now a mix of residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors near the junction of Interstate 35 and Interstate 40. Tinker Air Force Base, immediately adjacent, is the dominant regional employer, and the city’s economic development materials highlight aerospace and manufacturing opportunities. Housing costs in Del City are below national averages, with typical home values and rents that fall well within reach for many families, though the city’s population has declined modestly in recent years. The district itself did not appear to have any recent parent-relevant changes such as bond measures or curriculum shifts in publicly reported sources.

Academically, the school’s state assessment results are very low. Across all three tested grades, the share of students meeting Oklahoma’s proficiency standard in math and English language arts is small. Science results at eighth grade are similarly low. When compared against other districts in Oklahoma County, Del City Middle School’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades falls in the bottom quarter. Because cut scores for the state assessments changed recently, direct comparisons to prior years are uncertain, but the current picture is clear: the vast majority of students are not reaching the proficient level. A parent should discuss with the school what interventions and supports are in place, particularly given that the data do not include information on special education services or English learner programming, which may affect test results.

The student body is diverse. The largest racial or ethnic group is Black or African American, followed by Hispanic or Latino, White, and students identifying as two or more races. Smaller shares identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. No free or reduced-price lunch rate was reported, so the economic profile of the student population is not available from this data. Enrollment is spread roughly evenly across the three middle school grades, with total enrollment placing it in a moderate size range for its grade band.

The school environment section of the data lacks information on discipline, course access, staffing, attendance, and chronic absenteeism. Those are meaningful gaps for any family trying to understand daily life at the school. The absence of a chronic absenteeism metric means it is not possible to gauge whether missed instruction is a widespread issue. Similarly, no program offerings were reported, so there is no detail on electives, clubs, or advanced coursework such as honors or high school credit options, which some middle schools provide. A parent would want to contact the school directly for that information.

The locale and district briefs describe Del City as an auto-oriented suburb with no detailed walkability data and no traditional downtown center; the city’s civic buildings and schools are not described as clustered in one area. The district brief turned up no recent news about facility upgrades, boundary changes, or policy shifts, leaving the impression of a stable district with no major disruptions or new initiatives publicly noted.

In sum, Del City Middle School is a diverse middle school where academic proficiency is low relative to other Oklahoma County districts and where several important data points about programs, attendance, discipline, and student support are simply not available in the public record. For a family weighing this school, the housing market is affordable, the community is established but slowly shrinking, and the school’s academic picture is a clear concern that warrants direct inquiry with the school leadership.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 67%

School 7% · District 13% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 73%

School 3% · District 14% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 82%

School 2% · District 5% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 612%

School 12% · District 16% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 77%

School 7% · District 14% · ▼ 7 pts below district

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

Grade 810%

School 10% · District 13% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grade 816%

School 16% · District 22% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

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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 6Lower-income16%Higher-income24%8 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income13%Higher-income32%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income17%Higher-income29%12 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income8%Higher-income16%8 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income4%Higher-income4%1 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income2%Higher-income9%8 pp gap