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Smackover-Norphlet School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Arkansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 317 students in Smackover-Norphlet School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Arkansas.
Public Middle School in Smackover-Norphlet School District have an average math proficiency score of 33% (versus the Arkansas public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Arkansas public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AR)
# Schools
3 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
1,161 Students
147,541 Students
# Teachers
101 Teachers
13,335 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Smackover-Norphlet 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 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#156 out of 259 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
36%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.60
# American Indian Students
4 Students
846 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
2,865 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
47 Students
21,477 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
14%
# Black Students
187 Students
28,045 Students
% Black Students
16%
19%
# White Students
887 Students
87,000 Students
% White Students
77%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
1,533 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
33 Students
5,775 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
115
20
# Students in K Grade:
83
725
# Students in 1st Grade:
86
806
# Students in 2nd Grade:
78
836
# Students in 3rd Grade:
96
826
# Students in 4th Grade:
87
1,120
# Students in 5th Grade:
79
4,995
# Students in 6th Grade:
77
20,844
# Students in 7th Grade:
86
36,641
# Students in 8th Grade:
75
37,270
# Students in 9th Grade:
83
18,603
# Students in 10th Grade:
83
8,958
# Students in 11th Grade:
66
8,347
# Students in 12th Grade:
67
7,514
# Ungraded Students:
-
36
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,008 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,887. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,238 is less than the state median of $12,800. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$6,371 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$6,327 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,008
$12,887
Spending / Student
$11,238
$12,800
Best Smackover-Norphlet School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Norphlet Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
700 School St
Norphlet, AR 71759
(870) 546-1002
Norphlet, AR 71759
(870) 546-1002
Grades: 5-8
| 337 students
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