GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL

GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a moderately sized middle school in GRAVETTE, Arkansas, part of GRAVETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 508 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within GRAVETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 2,133 students, GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Benton County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 41% of students at GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.7%; this one delivers 51.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Benton County shows the typical household earns roughly $93,506 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Benton County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,071 students), of which GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: GRAVETTE UPPER ELEMENTARY, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 32.6%.

GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 449 (now 508).

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.