For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 248 students in Rector School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Arkansas.
Public Middle School in Rector School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Arkansas public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Arkansas public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AR)
# Schools
2 Schools
354 Schools
# Students
616 Students
146,189 Students
# Teachers
44 Teachers
13,185 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Rector School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 259 school districts in Arkansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#178 out of 259 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
36%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.58
# American Indian Students
n/a
838 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
4 Students
2,206 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
18 Students
20,956 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
14%
# Black Students
5 Students
26,963 Students
% Black Students
1%
18%
# White Students
588 Students
88,522 Students
% White Students
95%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,484 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
1 Student
5,220 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
77
46
# Students in K Grade:
32
539
# Students in 1st Grade:
55
592
# Students in 2nd Grade:
41
630
# Students in 3rd Grade:
53
597
# Students in 4th Grade:
40
1,275
# Students in 5th Grade:
36
5,232
# Students in 6th Grade:
34
20,764
# Students in 7th Grade:
45
37,218
# Students in 8th Grade:
36
38,384
# Students in 9th Grade:
36
18,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
40
8,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
49
7,529
# Students in 12th Grade:
42
6,948
# Ungraded Students:
-
39
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,844 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,914. The school district revenue/student has grown by 23% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,357 is less than the state median of $12,826. The school district spending/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$6,371 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$6,327 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,844
$12,914
Spending / Student
$11,357
$12,826
Best Rector School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Rector High School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
604 W 5th St
Rector, AR 72461
(870) 595-3553
Rector, AR 72461
(870) 595-3553
Grades: 7-12
| 248 students
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