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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
500
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050493000215
DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2306 NORTH STATE HWY 7, DARDANELLE, AR 72834 · (479) 229-4550 · Yell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Arkansas public middle schools
- B-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
14.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
375 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 160 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 156 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 180 | 36% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL→DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
29.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
AR avg 38.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.2% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 34.7% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 500 | 75.0% | 35.8% |
| BUTTERFIELD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL VAN BUREN | 557 | 80.6% | 27.4% |
| BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER BATESVILLE | 690 | 67.8% | 36.6% |
| SILOAM SPRINGS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SILOAM SPRINGS | 684 | 64.8% | 35.6% |
| BERRYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL BERRYVILLE | 421 | 66.5% | 39.2% |
| RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL RUSSELLVILLE | 795 | 66.3% | 37.2% |
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 DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #112 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #91 of 208 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #133 of 208 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #90 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #110 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #71 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.0% | #70 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #49 of 61 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
500
-57 (-10%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 500 | 34.4 | 14.5:1 | 75% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 34.8 | 14.2:1 | 70% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 37.2 | 14.1:1 | 66% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 71% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 35.8 | 13.5:1 | 50% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 36 | 13.7:1 | 74% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 26 | 12.0:1 | 66% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 53% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 21 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
A medium-sized middle-grades school in DARDANELLE, Arkansas, DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 500 students enrolled.
DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 4 schools and 2,116 students, including DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
At 55%, White students outnumber all other groups at DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL combined. Smaller groups are 38% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, 78% of Yell County residents are White. By the diversity index, DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 55%.
With 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL was 14.5:1. Middle schools in Arkansas average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 75%.
allk12 grades DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Arkansas is predicted to score 31.9%. DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 35.8%, 3.8 points above that line.
Yell County census figures show that median household income is about $55,934, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 12 public schools in Yell County.
The next-closest public school is DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL as Town: Remote.
Enrollment was 557 in 2020-21 and 500 in 2024-25, a decrease of 57 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.9:1 to 14.5:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 686 students
- DARDANELLE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 615 students
- DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 315 students
Other schools in DARDANELLE
- DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 686 students
- DARDANELLE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 615 students
- DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 686
- DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 315
- DARDANELLE PRIMARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 615
- RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 1,281
- SEQUOYAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 542
- OAKLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.6 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 500 students in grades 06-08.
Is DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 55% White, 38% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.