ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of the sprawling K-5 schools in ALMA, Arkansas, overseen by ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 685 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 64% larger than typical.

ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 3,092 students. ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (81%) are White; the rest is composed of 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL logs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Crawford County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.2%; this one delivers 32.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Crawford County put the typical household earns roughly $64,132 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Crawford County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,496 students), of which ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has ticked down 6%, going from 728 students in 2018 to 685 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 81% across the same window.

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