ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL

ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a moderately sized intermediate school in BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, overseen by BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school instructs 576 students in grades 5 through 6. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 464 students each, so ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 24% above that benchmark.

ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 24 schools operated by BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 19,575 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 11% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Benton County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Benton County (around 37%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Benton County shows median household earnings sit near $93,506, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 57,071 students).

Nearest neighbor: ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 58.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL has ticked down 6%, going from 614 students in 2018 to 576 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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