DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 201 EAST 11TH ST., in DANVILLE, Arkansas, DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a minimally staffed intermediate school that educates 118 students (grades 5 through 6), overseen by DANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 464 students each, so DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 75% leaner than that benchmark.

DANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 824 students. DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 45% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Yell County) records that median household earnings sit near $55,934, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Yell County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,945 students), DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

S.C. TUCKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.4%.

DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 57% since 2018, when it stood at 273 (now 118). The White share of enrollment climbed from 46% to 53% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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