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Smackover 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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 317 students in Smackover 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 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 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AR)
# Schools
3 Schools
354 Schools
# Students
1,161 Students
146,189 Students
# Teachers
101 Teachers
13,185 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Smackover 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
0.58
# American Indian Students
4 Students
838 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
2,206 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
47 Students
20,956 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
14%
# Black Students
187 Students
26,963 Students
% Black Students
16%
18%
# White Students
887 Students
88,522 Students
% White Students
77%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
1,484 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
33 Students
5,220 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
115
46
# Students in K Grade:
83
539
# Students in 1st Grade:
86
592
# Students in 2nd Grade:
78
630
# Students in 3rd Grade:
96
597
# Students in 4th Grade:
87
1,275
# Students in 5th Grade:
79
5,232
# Students in 6th Grade:
77
20,764
# Students in 7th Grade:
86
37,218
# Students in 8th Grade:
75
38,384
# Students in 9th Grade:
83
18,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
83
8,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
66
7,529
# Students in 12th Grade:
67
6,948
# Ungraded Students:
-
39
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,008 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,914. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,238 is less than the state median of $12,826. 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
$12,914
Spending / Student
$11,238
$12,826
Best Smackover School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Norphlet Middle School
Magnet 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
| 317 students
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