WHEELER MS

501 Southeast 25th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73129

www.okcps.org

538 Students

Middle School 5th - 8th

School Overview

WHEELER MS is a public middle school and part of the OKLAHOMA CITY school district, located in Oklahoma City, OK with 538 students offering grade levels from 05 to 08. Student demographics can be found below.

With 39 teachers, WHEELER MS has a student/teacher ratio of about 13.7:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

538

Total Students

39.2

Full-Time Teachers

13.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for WHEELER MS
Demographic	Student Count
White	29
Hispanic	449
Black	27
Asian	1
Two or More	21
American Indian	11

Hispanic
449 (83.5 %)
White
29 (5.4 %)
Black
27 (5.0 %)
Two or More
21 (3.9 %)
American Indian
11 (2.0 %)
Asian
1 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	OKLAHOMA CITY
Phone:	(405)587-7000
Website:	http://www.okcps.org
Grade Range:	5th - 8th
Total Students:	538
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	39.2
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	13.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 5 136

Grade 6 137

Grade 7 128

Grade 8 137