DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in MONTICELLO, Arkansas, DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a cozy junior high, run under DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 360 students across grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 464 students per school, that is 22% below typical.

Across the 3 schools in DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,262 students total), DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Drew County (around 79%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.3%; this one delivers 27.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Drew County) records that median household income runs about $42,824, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in Drew County (combined enrollment of about 2,874 students).

DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 26.1%.

DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 20% since 2018, when it stood at 301 (now 360). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 69% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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