BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 3315 FINCH RD, in BISMARCK, Arkansas, BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intimate intermediate school that serves 338 students (grades 5 through 8), part of BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 464 students per school, that is 27% below typical.

BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 1,034 students overall.

In terms of who attends, BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest reads as 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Hot Spring County shows median household income runs about $55,405, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Hot Spring County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,410 students), BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BISMARCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 40.9%.

BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL has climbed 8%, going from 313 students in 2018 to 338 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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