Jefferson Ms, Oklahoma City OK - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Jefferson Ms

Jefferson MS serves students from fifth through eighth grade in Oklahoma City, part of the Oklahoma City Public Schools district. The school is located on the city's south side, in a part of the sprawling capital where auto-oriented development and wide arterials define the landscape. Oklahoma City itself is a state capital and major employment hub, anchored by the energy industry, Tinker Air Force Base, state government, and a growing downtown entertainment core. The housing market in the immediate area is below the state's typical home value, with rents also below the national average, making it one of the more affordable pockets within the metropolitan area.

The school's enrollment is large for a middle school. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black population and smaller shares of students who are white, two or more races, Native American, and Asian or Pacific Islander. Data on the percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as the share of students with disabilities or classified as English learners, was not available in the profile.

On the Oklahoma School Testing Program assessments for the most recent year, proficiency rates across all tested subjects and grade levels fell well below the midpoint among districts in Oklahoma County. In mathematics, the share of students scoring proficient or above was small in every grade. In English language arts, proficiency rates were similarly low, with slightly more students meeting the bar in sixth grade than in the other grades. Science results were somewhat higher, particularly in eighth grade, but remained low overall. The state changed its cut scores for math and English language arts in this testing cycle, which means these results cannot be directly compared with prior years. A parent considering the school should be aware that overall academic achievement, as measured by these state tests, is in the lowest quartile relative to the county's other districts.

The school profile did not include information about program offerings, course access, or extracurriculars, so parents interested in those areas may want to ask the school directly. There was also no available data on chronic absenteeism or discipline, both of which can be useful context for a middle school environment. The district has pursued capital investments through its MAPS for Kids program and other initiatives, but specific bond or spending details that could affect Jefferson MS were not surfaced in the web research for the most recent years.

Jefferson MS offers a large, diverse middle school setting in an affordable part of a major city, but academic proficiency on state assessments is notably low. Given that the data shows a clear picture of low performance across math, reading, and science in every grade tested, a family deciding between this school and other options would likely want to investigate what academic supports, interventions, and enrichment programs the school provides, as well as how the school's climate and safety record look from sources closer to the ground.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 53%

School 3% · District 9% · ▼ 7 pts below district

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

Grade 64%

School 4% · District 12% · ▼ 8 pts below district

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

Grade 72%

School 2% · District 10% · ▼ 8 pts below district

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

Grade 83%

School 3% · District 9% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 54%

School 4% · District 13% · ▼ 9 pts below district

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

Grade 65%

School 5% · District 14% · ▼ 9 pts below district

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

Grade 74%

School 4% · District 11% · ▼ 7 pts below district

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

Grade 83%

School 3% · District 13% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 59%

School 9% · District 15% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 21% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 17 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.