Enrollment
338
Middle
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050324000336
BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
3315 FINCH RD, BISMARCK, AR 71929 · (501) 865-4543 · Hot Spring County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Arkansas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
235 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 90 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 30% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL→BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
37.4%
AR avg 34.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
43.1%
AR avg 38.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 39.8% |
% 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 338 | 69.5% | 43.7% |
| ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL ATKINS | 264 | 69.3% | 45.9% |
| DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL DOVER | 375 | 64.3% | 45.1% |
| HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL HARDY | 442 | 71.9% | 44.3% |
| MENA MIDDLE SCHOOL MENA | 393 | 63.1% | 42.5% |
| PAULETTE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL FOUKE | 244 | 66.0% | 38.6% |
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 BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #69 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #76 of 208 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #79 of 208 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #139 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #107 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #158 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.5% | #83 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #27 of 61 |
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
338
+43 (+15%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 338 | 23.4 | 14.4:1 | 70% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 22.5 | 13.6:1 | 64% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 26.1 | 12.3:1 | 70% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 27 | 10.9:1 | 54% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 23.6 | 13.3:1 | 34% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 23 | 13.1:1 | 65% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 64% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 41% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school located in BISMARCK, Arkansas. It had 338 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in Arkansas average about 464 students, which makes this school 27% below average.
BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,034 students in 3 schools, including BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
The share of students at BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL who are White is 90%. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
Its ratio of 14.4:1 is based on 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. In all, 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 72% of Arkansas public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL would be expected to post about 34.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.7%.
Looking at the county, Hot Spring County, median household income comes to about $55,405, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 5,410 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, BISMARCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is the closest to BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 15% increase, from 295 to 338. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.9:1 to 14.4:1.
BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hot Spring County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,180
Census ACS
Median income
$55,405
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,410 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BISMARCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 379 students
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 317 students
Other schools in BISMARCK
- BISMARCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 379 students
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 317 students
Nearby schools
- BISMARCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 379
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 317
- LAKE HAMILTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL8.9 mi · 636
- LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL8.9 mi · 936
- LAKE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.0 mi · 555
- LAKE HAMILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 338 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 14.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.