Enrollment
198
Middle
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050784000495
BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2000 SOUTH MAIN, HOPE, AR 71801 · (870) 777-6222 · Hempstead County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Arkansas public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
198 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 5 | 99 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 50% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Based on grade levels within HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
15.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
3.1%
AR avg 38.9% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.5% | 3.1% |
| 2023-24 | 7.5% | 5.2% |
% 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
8.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (8.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 198 | 100.0% | 8.7% |
| YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOPE | 188 | 100.0% | 8.7% |
| LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKE VILLAGE | 190 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
| WARREN MIDDLE SCHOOL WARREN | 331 | 99.7% | 28.7% |
| MABELVALE MIDDLE SCHOOL MABELVALE | 477 | 99.4% | 6.7% |
| DUMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL DUMAS | 184 | 100.0% | 14.5% |
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 BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #202 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.1% | #208 of 208 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #191 of 208 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #189 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #16 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #21 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
198
-42 (-17%) vs 2020
-70% since 1990-91, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 198 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 100% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 15 | 14.0:1 | 100% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 14.4 | 14.9:1 | 100% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 100% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 19.2 | 13.7:1 | 46% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 100% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 85% (343) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 67% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 657 | 33 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small middle-grades school in Arkansas, located in HOPE. The school's 198 students are in grades 5 through 6. Enrollment is 57% lower than the average for middle schools in Arkansas, which is about 464.
HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 2,212 students.
BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 55% Black by enrollment. The remaining students are 30% Hispanic, 13% White, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Hempstead County, the Black share is about 29%. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 16 full-time-equivalent teachers at BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and a ratio of 12.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment. That rate is above the 90% average among public schools in Hempstead County.
Measured against Arkansas public middle schools, BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 22.7% and the result is 8.7%.
Among Hempstead County residents, the median household income is $46,787, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Besides BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Hempstead County has 10 other public schools.
HOPE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are 5 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 8.7% is below the 20.4% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has fallen by 42 students since 2020-21, to 198. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.1:1 to 12.4:1.
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Hempstead County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,508
Census ACS
Median income
$46,787
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,212 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 929 students
- HOPE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 611 students
- HOPE ACADEMY OF PUBLIC SERVICEMiddle · 217 students
- YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 188 students
- CREATIVE ACTION TEAM SCHOOLCombined · 69 students
Other schools in HOPE
- WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 929 students
- HOPE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 611 students
- SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 348 students
- SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 273 students
- HOPE ACADEMY OF PUBLIC SERVICEMiddle · 217 students
- YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 188 students
Nearby schools
- HOPE HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 611
- YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 188
- CREATIVE ACTION TEAM SCHOOL1.1 mi · 69
- HOPE ACADEMY OF PUBLIC SERVICE1.1 mi · 217
- WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 929
- SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL5.6 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 13% White, 30% Hispanic, 55% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hempstead County.
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