The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Science. The lowest is 37% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Brink Jhs
Brink Junior High School is a mid-sized public middle school in the Moore Public Schools district, serving seventh and eighth graders from the southern reaches of Oklahoma City. The school sits in Cleveland County, an area of suburban growth that has expanded with the city’s outward development. The campus is on South Western Avenue, a major arterial that runs through a corridor of single-family homes, strip shopping centers, and newer subdivisions, placing it in a part of Oklahoma City that feels less like a dense urban core and more like a settled mid-metro suburb. Housing values in the surrounding zip code are moderately above the state average, and rents are comparable to what the broader metro commands, suggesting a stable middle-income residential zone.
The student body is diverse. White students make up the largest share, followed by a substantial group who identify as two or more races, a solid Hispanic enrollment, an Asian population around a tenth of the school, a small Black student group, and a very small Native American presence. This racial and ethnic mix gives the school a multi-hued peer environment that differs from many neighboring districts that are more homogenous. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is not available here, so an economic profile of the student population is harder to gauge without asking the district directly.
Academically, the picture is mixed. The state test results from the Oklahoma School Testing Program show that in math, a little over half of seventh graders scored at or above the proficient level, while eighth-grade math proficiency was lower, scoring below half. In English language arts, both grade levels landed below the two-fifths mark. Science, which is tested only in eighth grade, produced the highest proficiency rate of any subject, with a majority of students meeting the bar. When the school is stacked against other middle and high school campuses across the eight districts that make up Cleveland County, Brink’s combined proficiency index across all tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile. That is a notable strength, as it means a student at Brink is in a school whose overall academic performance on state tests tends to compare well with other schools in this county.
A parent should be aware that the state changed its cut scores for math and English language arts in this testing year, which makes direct comparisons with earlier years unreliable. Trend data that would show whether scores are rising or falling was not available, so there is no year-over-year trajectory to report. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to examine, nor was data on chronic absenteeism or discipline records provided. Information on the school’s discipline rates, staffing ratios, course offerings, and special education or English learner enrollment was also absent from the available data.
The district itself, Moore Public Schools, has been investing more in classroom staff. Teacher pay has increased substantially between the 2022-2023 and 2024-2025 school years, with both the minimum and maximum salaries rising, a move that matters for teacher recruitment and retention. District revenue per student has also grown over recent years, pointing to steadily increasing financial support for schools.
For a family considering Brink, the school offers a solid academic starting point relative to other schools in Cleveland County, with a particular strength in eighth-grade science. The math and reading results are softer, particularly in eighth-grade math, and a parent may want to look into how the school supports students who are not yet at the proficient level in those areas. The setting is a straightforward suburban middle school in an expanding part of Oklahoma City, serving a varied student population in a district that has been making visible investments in its teachers.
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