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Enrollment
439
Middle
DISTRICT 502 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050001501677
EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL
24554 HWY 167 S, HENSLEY, AR 72065 · (501) 261-6565 · Saline County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Arkansas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
195 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 146 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 145 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 34% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL→SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
50.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +11.9pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
AR avg 38.9% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 42.1% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL
EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 439 | 44.4% | 48.3% |
| LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 546 | 44.7% | 47.4% |
| PRAIRIE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRAIRIE GROVE | 550 | 48.0% | 47.1% |
| POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE POTTSVILLE | 417 | 44.4% | 51.2% |
| LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 581 | 47.3% | 52.0% |
| AHLF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SEARCY | 576 | 49.5% | 46.6% |
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 EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #41 of 207 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #87 of 208 ▼ 18 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #20 of 208 ▲ 44 | #1 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #108 of 217 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #132 of 188 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #108 of 188 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #173 of 210 | #3 of 7 |
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
439
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
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 | 439 | 28.5 | 15.4:1 | 44% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 28.2 | 15.2:1 | 50% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 45% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 41% (177) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL
EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in HENSLEY, Arkansas. Federal data show 439 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT has 4,208 students spread across 7 schools.
The student body at EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL is 75% White. It is also 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 28.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.4:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas is 1.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 44%. The average for public schools in Saline County is similar, at 47%.
On the allk12 Grade, EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Arkansas public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.3%.
In the wider Saline County area, median household income comes to about $79,046, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Saline County's 33 public schools enroll about 20,022 students and include EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL.
A public school about 1.7 miles away, EAST END ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is the closest to EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 1st on proficiency.
The NCES locale for EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 11 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,479
Census ACS
Median income
$79,046
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
20,022 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,239 students
- SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 585 students
- SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 564 students
- SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 523 students
- EAST END ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 442 students
- EAST END INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 416 students
Nearby schools
- EAST END ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 442
- EAST END INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 416
- LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.0 mi · 301
- DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.4 mi · 409
- ROBERT L. DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.1 mi · 504
- CHICOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.5 mi · 897
Frequently asked questions
About EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL?
EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 439 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.