Enrollment
162
Middle
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050498001602
DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL
1498 STADIUM AVE., DECATUR, AR 72722 · (479) 321-5780 · Benton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Arkansas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
11.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
162 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 5 | 45 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 23% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL→DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
21.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
14.0%
AR avg 38.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 2 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.6% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.7% | 12.0% |
% 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
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL
DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 162 | 100.0% | 17.0% |
| DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL DANVILLE | 126 | 77.0% | 33.7% |
| WARREN MIDDLE SCHOOL WARREN | 331 | 99.7% | 28.7% |
| DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL DANVILLE | 118 | 74.6% | 43.2% |
| NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NASHVILLE | 375 | 99.2% | 39.1% |
| NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL NASHVILLE | 398 | 99.2% | 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 DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #189 of 207 | #20 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #190 of 208 ▲ 3 | #20 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #167 of 208 ▲ 23 | #20 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #202 of 217 | #20 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #10 of 210 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #26 of 114 | #2 of 8 |
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
162
-23 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 162 | 13.9 | 11.7:1 | 100% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 14.9 | 10.4:1 | 100% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 20 | 8.8:1 | 100% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 185 | 18 | 10.3:1 | 100% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 16.4 | 12.7:1 | 72% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 121 | 12 | 10.1:1 | 81% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL
DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school with a street address in DECATUR, Arkansas. The school serves 162 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Arkansas is roughly 464 students; this school is 65% smaller than that.
DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL reports to DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 3 schools and 613 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 43% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 42% White, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% Native American, and 3% Asian. Benton County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 63%.
Teachers at DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL total 13.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.7:1. The 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 162 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. The 37% average for public schools in Benton County is 63 points lower.
DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of Arkansas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.7%.
In Benton County (population about 303,632), median household income is about $93,506, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Benton County, which together enroll about 57,071 students.
Nearest public school: DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. On average proficiency, DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 185 in 2020-21 and 162 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.3:1 to 11.7:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,632
Census ACS
Median income
$93,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
57,071 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 278 students
- DECATUR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 173 students
Other schools in DECATUR
- DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 278 students
- DECATUR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 173 students
Other Decatur Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Decatur Middle. DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Decatur Middle SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 1,000 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolDecatur, AL · 818 students
Nearby schools
- DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 173
- DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 278
- GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL5.2 mi · 416
- HOPE ACADEMY OF NWA ELEMENTARY5.7 mi · 25
- GLENN DUFFY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.8 mi · 496
- GRAVETTE UPPER ELEMENTARY5.8 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 162 students in grades 05-08.
Is DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 42% White, 43% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT in Benton County.
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