DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a 6-8 campus of tight-knit scale in DE QUEEN, Arkansas, one of the schools within DE QUEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 354 students in grades 6 through 7. Enrollment runs roughly 24% leaner than the state mean of about 464.

DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by DE QUEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 2,365 students overall.

Demographically, DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder comes out to 31% White, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Sevier County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 78% of students at DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.3%.

In the broader community, Sevier County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,527 per year, 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Sevier County (combined enrollment of about 3,013 students).

Nearest neighbor: DEQUEEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL has expanded 9%, going from 325 students in 2018 to 354 in 2025.

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