Enrollment
126
Middle
DISTRICT 122 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050489005167
DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL
201 EAST 11TH ST., DANVILLE, AR 72833 · (479) 495-4827 · Yell County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL126 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
97 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 7 | 65 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 48% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL→DANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
34.7%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
31.5%
AR avg 38.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.7% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 24.2% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL
DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 126 | 77.0% | 33.7% |
| DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL DANVILLE | 118 | 74.6% | 43.2% |
| DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL DECATUR | 162 | 100.0% | 17.0% |
| DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL DE QUEEN | 354 | 77.7% | 39.2% |
| CLARKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL CLARKSVILLE | 370 | 73.8% | 29.9% |
| DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL DARDANELLE | 500 | 75.0% | 35.8% |
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 DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #125 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #132 of 208 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #96 of 208 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 126 | #208 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.0% | #66 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 | 126 | 10.5 | 12.0:1 | 77% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 119 | 9.2 | 13.0:1 | 76% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL
Located in DANVILLE, Arkansas, DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school. It educates 126 students in grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Arkansas is about 464 students.
DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL falls under DANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 4 schools enrolling 824 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL, 49% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 45% White and 4% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 28 points above the 21% share among Yell County residents. By the diversity index, DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 55%.
The count of teachers at DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL is 10.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.0:1. Among middle schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. The school counts 97 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 77%. That is close to the 79% average for public schools in Yell County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL is 31.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.7%.
Among Yell County residents, median household income is about $55,934, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 12 public schools in Yell County, which together enroll about 3,945 students.
DANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is the public school closest to DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL has 4 other public schools within five miles. DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 33.7% against a local average of 31.0%.
DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
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Yell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,134
Census ACS
Median income
$55,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,945 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- S.C. TUCKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 328 students
- DANVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 252 students
- DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 118 students
Other schools in DANVILLE
- S.C. TUCKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 328 students
- DANVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 252 students
- DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 118 students
Nearby schools
- DANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 252
- DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 118
- S.C. TUCKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 328
- WESTERN YELL COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.2 mi · 157
- TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 294
- TWO RIVERS HIGH SCHOOL7.3 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 126 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 45% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by DANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Yell County.
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