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Best Middle Schools in Oklahoma City, OK (2025-26)
Every ranked middle school in Oklahoma City, OK, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Oklahoma City, OK rankings: Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
Oklahoma City, OK middle schools ranked
How Oklahoma City, OK's middle schools compare
A: 7B: 1C: 5D: 4F: 12
28% of the 29 ranked middle schools in Oklahoma City, OK earn an A or B (7 A grades, 1 B, 5 C, 4 D, 12 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 18 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (62% here, 70% nationally), and 9 exceed it. On average 20% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 20% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Dove Science Academy MS (44% against 20%, A+), Santa Fe South MS (36% against 15%, A-), Dove Science Academy Middle School South Okc (39% against 22%, A), Brink Jhs (50% against 39%, A+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Oklahoma City (3), Moore (2), Dove Schools of Okc (charter) (2).
The largest ranked middle schools: Taft MS (1,045 students, F, #19), Hefner MS (965 students, B, #8), Jefferson MS (919 students, F, #21).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 5 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Middle schools in Oklahoma City, OK that are not ranked
3 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (1)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- F Emerson Alternative Ed MS, Oklahoma City
Not yet graded (2)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Sovereign Community Schl Ms, Oklahoma City
- Star Spencer MS, Oklahoma City
About this ranking
- Scope: public middle schools in Oklahoma City, OK, as grouped on its schools page; the Oklahoma ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about middle schools in Oklahoma City, OK
What is the best middle school in Oklahoma City, OK?
Classen MS Of Advanced Studies in Oklahoma City ranks first among the 29 ranked middle schools in Oklahoma City, OK with a SchoolGrade of A+, 58% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 61%.
How are middle schools in Oklahoma City, OK ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many middle schools does Oklahoma City, OK have?
SchoolGrade grades 32 public middle schools in Oklahoma City, OK; 29 are ranked here and 3 are listed as not ranked.