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Enrollment
722
Middle
DISTRICT 773 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050225000005
ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL
706 HWY. 64 EAST, ALMA, AR 72921 · (479) 632-2168 · Crawford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Arkansas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
347 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 216 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 252 | 35% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL→ALMA HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
40.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
51.9%
AR avg 38.9% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.2% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 41.6% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 722 | 48.1% | 47.2% |
| CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH CABOT | 828 | 48.3% | 49.2% |
| FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL VILONIA | 617 | 47.2% | 50.2% |
| GREENBRIER MIDDLE SCHOOL GREENBRIER | 583 | 46.7% | 56.9% |
| CABOT JUNIOR HIGH SOUTH CABOT | 699 | 49.5% | 44.7% |
| CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTH CABOT | 920 | 45.5% | 48.6% |
Matched among Arkansas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #51 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #40 of 208 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #61 of 208 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #31 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #29 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #129 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #159 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #113 of 114 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
722
-67 (-8%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 722 | 62.6 | 11.5:1 | 48% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 58.2 | 12.9:1 | 54% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 716 | 61 | 11.7:1 | 44% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 789 | 68 | 11.6:1 | 60% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 724 | 58.1 | 12.4:1 | 28% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 791 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 57% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 818 | 57 | 14.3:1 | 53% (433) |
| 2000-01 | 674 | 50 | 13.5:1 | 36% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 32 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Federal records list ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL as a middle-grades school in ALMA, Arkansas. Enrollment totals 722 students across grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Arkansas, the average enrollment is about 464.
ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL. It has 4 schools and 3,092 students.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Native American. Among Crawford County residents, the White share is about 81%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
A staff of 62.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.5:1. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Crawford County is 65%.
Among Arkansas public middle schools, ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 42.0% for a school in Arkansas with ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 47.2%.
The school is in Crawford County, where median household income comes to about $64,132, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Crawford County counts 23 public schools with about 10,496 students.
Among nearby public schools, ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOL is closest at about 0.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on proficiency.
ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% decline, from 789 to 722.
The allk12 page for ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,139
Census ACS
Median income
$64,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ALMA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 981 students
- ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 704 students
- ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 685 students
Other schools in ALMA
- ALMA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 981 students
- ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 704 students
- ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 685 students
Nearby schools
- ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 704
- ALMA HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 981
- ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 685
- JAMES R. TATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 459
- VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL7.2 mi · 1,232
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.3 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 722 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
How diverse is ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Crawford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.