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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENE COUNTY TECH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051308001067

GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL

5207 WEST KINGSHIGHWAY, PARAGOULD, AR 72450 · (870) 215-4480 · Greene County
GRADES 06–12MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
Enrollment
557
Middle
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 464
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
294 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 70%
Community
3
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
284
Grade 7
271
Grade 8
1
Grade 12
1
Student demographics
White
50090%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 57%
Hispanic
193%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15%
Black
193%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 19%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
92%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
28952%
Female
26848%

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Test scores

ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
32.7%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
53.7%
AR avg 36.5%

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.

Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
557
-23 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 14.6:1
% White
90%
was 91%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL

GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL, a moderately sized intermediate school in PARAGOULD, Arkansas, part of GREENE COUNTY TECH SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 557 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts it 20% above the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 464 students.

GREENE COUNTY TECH SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,550 students. GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. Compared to Greene County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Greene County's rate of about 73%.

With demographic context factored in, GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Greene County) shows that median household earnings sit near $57,839, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Greene County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,364 students), of which GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

GREENE CTY TECH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.9%.

GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 4% since 2018, when it stood at 580 (now 557). Class-load math has rose: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

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Greene County at a glance

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Population
46,432
Census ACS
Median income
$57,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,364 students

Quick facts

School name
GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
GREENE COUNTY TECH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
5207 WEST KINGSHIGHWAY, PARAGOULD, AR 72450
Phone
(870) 215-4480
County
Greene County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
557
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
18.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
294 (53%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
051308001067
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in GREENE COUNTY TECH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in PARAGOULD
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Frequently asked questions

About GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL
How large is GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 557 students in grades 06-12.
Is GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by GREENE COUNTY TECH SCHOOL DISTRICT in Greene County.
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