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Mcalester High School
1 Buffalo Dr
Mcalester OK, 74501, Pittsburg County
Phone: 918-423-4776
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: McAlester Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 50 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 58 | 55 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 901 | 846 | 883 | 900 | 900 | 926 | 879 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 289 | 32.1% | 231 | 27.3% | 246 | 27.9% | 241 | 26.8% | 212 | 23.6% | 259 | 28.0% | 227 | 25.8% |
| Grade 10: | 214 | 23.8% | 235 | 27.8% | 217 | 24.6% | 215 | 23.9% | 254 | 28.2% | 237 | 25.6% | 271 | 30.8% |
| Grade 11: | 210 | 23.3% | 196 | 23.2% | 203 | 23.0% | 236 | 26.2% | 207 | 23.0% | 251 | 27.1% | 192 | 21.8% |
| Grade 12: | 183 | 20.3% | 175 | 20.7% | 210 | 23.8% | 201 | 22.3% | 219 | 24.3% | 173 | 18.7% | 182 | 20.7% |
| Ungraded: | 5 | 0.6% | 9 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 465 | 51.6% | 449 | 53.1% | 447 | 50.6% | 462 | 51.3% | 460 | 51.1% | 457 | 49.4% | 432 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 436 | 48.4% | 397 | 46.9% | 436 | 49.4% | 438 | 48.7% | 432 | 48.0% | 461 | 49.8% | 443 | 50.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 185 | 20.5% | 168 | 19.9% | 175 | 19.8% | 189 | 21.0% | 184 | 20.4% | 185 | 20.0% | 191 | 21.7% |
| Asian: | 12 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 58 | 6.4% | 50 | 5.9% | 18 | 2.0% | 44 | 4.9% | 41 | 4.6% | 49 | 5.3% | 37 | 4.2% |
| Black: | 64 | 7.1% | 64 | 7.6% | 73 | 8.3% | 84 | 9.3% | 90 | 10.0% | 77 | 8.3% | 71 | 8.1% |
| White: | 528 | 58.6% | 501 | 59.2% | 568 | 64.3% | 542 | 60.2% | 574 | 63.8% | 605 | 65.3% | 571 | 65.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 53 | 5.9% | 47 | 5.6% | 36 | 4.1% | 26 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 389 | 43.2% | 341 | 40.3% | 328 | 37.1% | 342 | 38.0% | 346 | 38.4% | 333 | 36.0% | 309 | 35.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 92 | 10.2% | 82 | 9.7% | 101 | 11.4% | 98 | 10.9% | 104 | 11.6% | 85 | 9.2% | 79 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.98 | 15.96 | 16.38 | 16.95 | 15.54 | 16.70 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OCCT | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 69% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 74% |
| 2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 85% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 86% |
| 2009 | Math | End of course | % met std | 77% | 81% | 81% |
| 2009 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 77% | 77% | 77% |
| 2009 | Science | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 84% | N/A | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 58.9% | 57.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 41.1% | 42.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.5% | 88.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,244.0 | $36,071.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,201.0 | $29,880.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,108.0 | $36,844.0 |