CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 409 OAK STREET, in MCGEHEE, Arkansas, CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a modestly sized middle-grades school that enrolls 248 students (grades 6 through 8), run under MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 47% smaller than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 464 students.

Across the 3 schools in MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,121 students total), CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 44% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Desha County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.2%.

In the broader community, census data for Desha County shows median household earnings sit near $37,662, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Desha County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,160 students), of which CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 18.3%.

CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

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