The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in Science. The lowest is 15% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Perkins-tryon Ms
Perkins-Tryon Middle School serves students in sixth through eighth grade in the town of Perkins, Oklahoma. The school is part of the Perkins-Tryon district. The community itself blends a small-town agricultural history with a modern role as a residential base for people who commute to nearby Stillwater for work. The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma is headquartered in Perkins and is a major local employer. The town has experienced steady population growth over recent decades, something local sources attribute to a combination of a good school system, a low cost of living, and proximity to Stillwater. The city has an active growth plan in place. Downtown features a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places, and the city’s strategic plan mentions sidewalks, trails, and bike lanes as elements it aims to improve.
The school’s enrollment is moderate for a middle school serving three grades. The student body is predominantly white. Smaller shares of students identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic, two or more races, and Black. Data on how many students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are English learners is missing, so a family looking at this school would want to ask the district directly about the level of support available for those populations.
On state testing from the 2024-25 school year, the results are a clear area of concern. In mathematics, the share of students scoring proficient or above was low across all three grades. In English language arts, proficiency rates were similarly low in each grade. Eighth-grade science came in higher than both math and reading but remained below where many families would hope to see a middle school performing. The data shows that the state changed its cut scores for English language arts and math in this testing cycle, which makes direct comparisons to prior years unreliable. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages results across all tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile among districts in Payne County. This is the weakest performance in the comparison set, and it is a signal for any parent or resident to ask what the school is doing to address it and what academic supports are in place for students who are not yet meeting the state bar.
Because this is a middle school with no high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report, which is standard for this grade band.
The district brief turned up no major parent-relevant changes such as boundary redraws, program closures, or leadership turnover in recent years. This may simply mean the district has been stable on those fronts, but a family moving in would still want to ask about class sizes, elective offerings, and what academic intervention programs exist in the middle school.
For a parent or resident weighing this school, the core picture is one of a small-town middle school in a growing community that has a clear academic challenge. Proficiency rates are a weak point, and the school sits at the low end of the county comparison. The town itself is described as affordable and convenient to Stillwater, and the school is part of a district that local history materials credit as a reason people move here. A family that values that setting and is comfortable being an active partner in advocating for or supplementing academic support may find the fit reasonable. A family for whom strong average test scores are a top priority will want to look closely at the school’s current performance and ask the district what its plan is for raising achievement.
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