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What do students at BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
413
Middle
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAUXITE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050279001536
BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL
6725 BENTON STREET, BAUXITE, AR 72011 · (501) 557-5491 · Saline County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
165 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BAUXITE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
34.5%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
46.3%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
413
+42 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.1:1
% White
87%
was 91%
% Hispanic
6%
was 6%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
On this page, members of the BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,479
Census ACS
Median income
$79,046
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
20,022 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BAUXITE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PINE HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 753 students
- BAUXITE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 551 students
- MINER ACADEMYHigh
Other schools in BAUXITE
- PINE HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 753 students
- BAUXITE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 551 students
- MINER ACADEMYHigh
Nearby schools
- BAUXITE HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 551
- PINE HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 753
- BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,545
- HILL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 562
- HURRICANE CREEK ELEMENTARY2.7 mi · 435
- BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL3.4 mi · 2,369
Frequently asked questions
About BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 18.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of BAUXITE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.