CROSSETT MIDDLE SCHOOL

CROSSETT MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized 6-8 campus in CROSSETT, Arkansas, run under CROSSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 445 students in grades 5 through 8.

Within CROSSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,620 students, CROSSETT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CROSSETT MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 63% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 31% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 64% 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 residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CROSSETT MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 35.3%; CROSSETT MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 18.4%, -16.9 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Ashley County) reports that median household earnings sit near $44,266, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Ashley County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,317 students), of which CROSSETT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

CROSSETT HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CROSSETT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 22.4%.

CROSSETT MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 517 students in 2018 compared to 445 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.