Spiro Ms, Spiro OK - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Spiro Ms

Spiro Middle School serves students in sixth through eighth grades in the Spiro Public Schools district, located in the small town of Spiro in Le Flore County, Oklahoma. The school enrolls roughly a couple hundred students, making it a small to mid-sized middle school for its grade band.

The student body is predominantly White, with a substantial American Indian or Alaska Native population, followed by smaller shares of Hispanic students, students identifying as two or more races, Black students, and a very small number of Asian students. Data on economic disadvantage, special education, and English learner status were not reported, so a family considering the school may want to inquire directly about these supports.

On state assessments administered through Oklahoma’s testing program, proficiency rates across math, English language arts, and science fall below a majority benchmark. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above ranged from roughly a sixth of eighth graders to about a quarter of seventh graders. In English language arts, proficiency was reported for about a fifth of seventh graders and roughly a sixth of eighth graders; sixth grade ELA results were suppressed, meaning the data did not meet reporting thresholds. In eighth grade science, just over a quarter of students reached proficiency. These are the most recent results available and reflect the school’s overall academic profile.

When placed alongside other districts in Le Flore County, Spiro Middle School’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits in the top quartile. This means that while absolute proficiency numbers are modest, the school performs above the midpoint of its county peers. A parent looking at these numbers should weigh the local context: the comparison group includes many small rural districts, and the school’s position relative to them is stronger than its raw rates might suggest on their own.

Spiro itself is a small town with a rural character, developed historically around agriculture and timber. The town has a modest commercial core along the main highway and has seen a fairly stable population in recent decades, with a slight downward trend. Housing values in the area are well below state and national medians, which may make the community more affordable for families. The school district did not have any recent major changes reported, such as bond measures or curriculum shifts, so the landscape has been relatively steady.

Because Spiro Middle School does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Civil rights data on discipline and access to courses were also not available in the records provided. For a family trying to understand the peer environment and support structures, these are gaps worth exploring first-hand with the school.

In sum, Spiro Middle School is a small rural middle school whose state test results are lower than statewide averages but competitive within its own county. The town offers affordable housing and a slow-growth setting. A parent looking for a school with stronger absolute academic outcomes may want to investigate further, while those who value a familiar small-town environment and a school that performs reasonably well compared with its immediate neighbors may find it a reasonable fit.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 625%

School 25% · District 25%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 28%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 17%

▲ 4 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 720%

School 20% · District 20%

even with state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 18%

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

Science

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 29%

even with state median · even with county median

This schoolSPIRO, 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 6Lower-income33%Higher-income41%8 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income59%21 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income41%Higher-income47%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income38%Higher-income41%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income32%Higher-income41%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income22%Higher-income41%19 pp gap