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Which teacher or staff member at CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
752
Middle
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050459000183
CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL
2745 CARL STUART RD, CONWAY, AR 72034 · (501) 329-2782 · Faulkner County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
384 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 248 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 259 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 245 | 33% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
51.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
39.3%
AR avg 38.9% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 43.6% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
Where CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Faulkner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #48 of 207 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #94 of 208 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #15 of 208 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #27 of 217 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #136 of 188 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #26 of 188 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.1% | #153 of 210 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #94 of 114 | #5 of 6 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
752
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 961
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 752 | 48.7 | 15.4:1 | 51% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 47.3 | 15.9:1 | 55% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 55% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 744 | 41 | 18.1:1 | 54% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 794 | 48.1 | 16.5:1 | 23% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 48 | 15.0:1 | 45% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 782 | 48 | 16.3:1 | 33% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 887 | 56 | 15.8:1 | 24% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 961 | 47 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL
Located in CONWAY, Arkansas, CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school. The school had 752 students in grades 5 through 7 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Arkansas is about 464, so this school runs 62% bigger than that.
CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT serves 10,212 students across 16 schools.
White students are the largest group at CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 48% of enrollment. Next come 34% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 79% White. CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.4:1, with 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL is 51%. That is close to the 52% average for public schools in Faulkner County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools: 47.4% actual against 40.8% predicted.
Faulkner County has about 127,717 residents, and median household income is about $67,289, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 37 public schools in Faulkner County, with a combined enrollment of about 18,977.
MARGUERITE VANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 47.4% against a local average of 39.4%.
Federal data place CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL was 744 in 2020-21 and 752 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.1:1 to 15.4:1.
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Faulkner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,717
Census ACS
Median income
$67,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,977 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CONWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,350 students
- CONWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,568 students
- RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 547 students
- CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 514 students
- BOB COURTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 498 students
- THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
Other schools in CONWAY
- CONWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,350 students
- CONWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,568 students
- RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 547 students
- CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 514 students
- BOB COURTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 498 students
- THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
Nearby schools
- MARGUERITE VANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 359
- SALLIE CONE PRESCHOOL1.3 mi · 277
- CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 2,350
- IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 384
- CONWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,568
- JULIA LEE MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 752 students in grades 05-07.
Is CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 05-07.
How many teachers does CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 48% White, 11% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.