Enrollment
248
Middle
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050963001728
CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
409 OAK STREET, MCGEHEE, AR 71654 · (870) 222-3600 · Desha County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Arkansas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
248 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 6 | 67 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 34% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL→MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
21.5%
AR avg 34.9% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
29.9%
AR avg 38.9% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.5% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 23.6% | 22.4% |
% 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
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (25.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 248 | 100.0% | 25.2% |
| Prescott Junior High School PRESCOTT | 242 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| MEEKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUTTGART | 210 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL MONTICELLO | 360 | 100.0% | 27.3% |
| RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY WILSON | 179 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
| MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL MAGNOLIA | 492 | 98.4% | 28.8% |
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 CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #167 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #142 of 208 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #168 of 208 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #172 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #11 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #43 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #24 of 210 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 248 | 24.2 | 10.2:1 | 100% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 21.8 | 12.2:1 | 100% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 23.4 | 10.6:1 | 100% (248) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school that serves part of MCGEHEE, Arkansas. There are 248 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 47% below the 464-student average for middle schools in Arkansas.
CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL sits within MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 3 schools and 1,121 students.
The largest group at CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is White students, at 46%. Smaller groups are 44% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Desha County at about 44% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.2:1. The school has 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas is 3.7 students per teacher. In all, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Desha County is close, at 100%.
Among Arkansas public middle schools, CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
A school with CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Arkansas is predicted to score 22.7%. CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 25.2%, 2.5 points above that line.
The school is in Desha County, where median household income comes to about $37,662, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. Desha County counts 7 public schools with about 2,160 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL from the closest public school, MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
On allk12, people connected to CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Desha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,786
Census ACS
Median income
$37,662
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 547 students
- MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 326 students
Other schools in MCGEHEE
- MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 547 students
- MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 326 students
Other Conner Middle schools
One other US public school is named Conner Middle. CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Conner Middle SchoolHebron, KY · 865 students
Nearby schools
- MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 326
- MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 547
- DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.9 mi · 150
- DERMOTT HIGH SCHOOL8.9 mi · 139
- ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-DERMOTT9.0 mi · 16
- DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL16.7 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 248 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 46% White, 4% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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