Tahlequah Middle School
871 Pendleton St
Tahlequah OK, 74464, Cherokee County
Phone: 918-458-4140
Ranking: 
(334 out of 1,156, top 29%)*
(334 out of 1,156, top 29%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Tahlequah 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: | 54 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 65 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 862 | 892 | 867 | 880 | 863 | 844 | 842 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 211 | 24.5% | 228 | 25.6% | 200 | 23.1% | 238 | 27.0% | 204 | 23.6% | 216 | 25.6% | 212 | 25.2% |
| Grade 6: | 203 | 23.5% | 209 | 23.4% | 230 | 26.5% | 205 | 23.3% | 230 | 26.7% | 207 | 24.5% | 186 | 22.1% |
| Grade 7: | 213 | 24.7% | 236 | 26.5% | 206 | 23.8% | 224 | 25.5% | 216 | 25.0% | 196 | 23.2% | 205 | 24.3% |
| Grade 8: | 231 | 26.8% | 218 | 24.4% | 226 | 26.1% | 209 | 23.8% | 206 | 23.9% | 208 | 24.6% | 227 | 27.0% |
| Ungraded: | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.8% | 17 | 2.0% | 12 | 1.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 440 | 51.0% | 457 | 51.2% | 445 | 51.3% | 459 | 52.2% | 457 | 53.0% | 426 | 50.5% | 430 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 422 | 49.0% | 435 | 48.8% | 422 | 48.7% | 421 | 47.8% | 398 | 46.1% | 410 | 48.6% | 408 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 429 | 49.8% | 440 | 49.3% | 469 | 54.1% | 474 | 53.9% | 465 | 53.9% | 441 | 52.3% | 423 | 50.2% |
| Asian: | 8 | 0.9% | 20 | 2.2% | 6 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 140 | 16.2% | 132 | 14.8% | 120 | 13.8% | 115 | 13.1% | 114 | 13.2% | 104 | 12.3% | 103 | 12.2% |
| Black: | 17 | 2.0% | 19 | 2.1% | 21 | 2.4% | 22 | 2.5% | 15 | 1.7% | 23 | 2.7% | 23 | 2.7% |
| White: | 224 | 26.0% | 252 | 28.3% | 251 | 29.0% | 260 | 29.5% | 257 | 29.8% | 266 | 31.5% | 284 | 33.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 44 | 5.1% | 29 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 552 | 64.0% | 574 | 64.3% | 538 | 62.1% | 507 | 57.6% | 489 | 56.7% | 464 | 55.0% | 456 | 54.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 83 | 9.6% | 85 | 9.5% | 97 | 11.2% | 111 | 12.6% | 112 | 13.0% | 117 | 13.9% | 109 | 12.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.99 | 15.87 | 15.79 | 14.97 | 13.90 | 13.10 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OCCT | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 65% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 68% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 65% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 67% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 84% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 87% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 89% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 63% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 67% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 64% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 64% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 63% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 68% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 70% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 67% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 72% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 61% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 66% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 67% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 67% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 70% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 77% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 88% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 70.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $37,105.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,849.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,183.0 |
* Tahlequah Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.