Enrollment
360
Middle
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050547001492
DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
250 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, MONTICELLO, AR 71655 · (870) 367-5235 · Drew County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
360 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 | 98 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 21% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL→DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
18.1%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
AR avg 38.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.1% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 16.9% | 24.8% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 →
Where DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #158 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #163 of 208 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #183 of 208 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #135 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #134 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #79 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #11 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.6% | #16 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
360
+19 (+6%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 336
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 360 | 23.4 | 15.4:1 | 100% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 25.9 | 13.3:1 | 100% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 24.9 | 15.0:1 | 100% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 100% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 25.7 | 11.7:1 | 69% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 27 | 11.2:1 | 100% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 72% (243) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
A low-enrollment middle-grades school in MONTICELLO, Arkansas, DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Its grade span covers grades 5 through 8, with 360 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 464 students for middle schools in Arkansas.
DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 1,262 students in 3 schools, and DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those schools.
About 64% of the student body at DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. Other students are 25% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Drew County residents are about 65% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.4 students per teacher. The school's 15.4:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for middle schools in Arkansas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. That rate is above the 79% average among public schools in Drew County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL would be expected to post about 22.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.3%.
For Drew County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $42,824 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, Drew County has 10 public schools.
DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest public school to DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolled 341 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 360.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Drew County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,046
Census ACS
Median income
$42,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,874 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DREW CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 562 students
- DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 340 students
Other schools in MONTICELLO
- DREW CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 562 students
- MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 506 students
- MONTICELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 408 students
- MONTICELLO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 361 students
- DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 340 students
- MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 327 students
Nearby schools
- DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 340
- DREW CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 562
- MONTICELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 408
- MONTICELLO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 361
- MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 327
- MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 360 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 64% White, 7% Hispanic, 25% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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