BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in BAUXITE, Arkansas, BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized middle-grades school, operated by BAUXITE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 413 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 3 schools in BAUXITE SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,717 students total), BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder consists of 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.0%, the actual is 41.3%, a residual of -2.8 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Saline County indicate median household income runs about $79,046, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 33 public schools in Saline County (combined enrollment of about 20,022 students).

The closest other public school is BAUXITE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 11%: 371 students in 2018 compared to 413 in 2025.

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