ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in ATKINS, Arkansas, ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a cozy intermediate school, part of ATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 264 students across grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 464.

ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by ATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 951 students overall.

In terms of who attends, ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 43.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Pope County shows median household earnings sit near $57,344, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Pope County (combined enrollment of about 10,311 students).

ATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL has edged down 17%, going from 317 students in 2018 to 264 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.