Enrollment
391
Middle
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050756000468
HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
1100 W MAIN ST, HEBER SPRINGS, AR 72543 · (501) 362-2488 · Cleburne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Arkansas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
193 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 6 | 131 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 37% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL→HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
46.0%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
41.5%
AR avg 38.9% . -8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 49.7% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 391 | 49.4% | 51.0% |
| ELKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKINS | 394 | 48.2% | 51.7% |
| SOUTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SOUTHSIDE | 427 | 55.0% | 34.8% |
| BEEBE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BEEBE | 491 | 52.7% | 54.9% |
| SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTHSIDE | 450 | 55.6% | 42.5% |
| FOUNTAIN LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 389 | 54.8% | 36.8% |
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 HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #28 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #82 of 208 ▼ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #35 of 208 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #128 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #115 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #164 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #156 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #58 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. 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
391
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 391 | 26.7 | 14.6:1 | 49% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 26.5 | 14.8:1 | 47% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 24.4 | 15.6:1 | 46% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 50% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 32.6 | 11.9:1 | 33% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 51% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 32 | 12.7:1 | 53% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 33 | 12.2:1 | 42% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 18 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
A small middle school in HEBER SPRINGS, Arkansas, HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school had 391 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 3 schools and 1,617 students, including HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 90% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The White share in Cleburne County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. By the diversity index, HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 19%.
Federal data list 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.6:1. The 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cleburne County average 59%.
HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Arkansas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL would score about 41.5%. It scores 51.0%, 9.6 points above that figure.
Cleburne County census figures show that median household income is about $55,798, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 10 public schools operate in Cleburne County, serving about 3,434 students.
The nearest public school is HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.1 miles. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 375 to 391.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cleburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,226
Census ACS
Median income
$55,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 743 students
- HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 483 students
Other schools in HEBER SPRINGS
- HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 743 students
- HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 483 students
Nearby schools
- HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 483
- HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 743
- WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL9.3 mi · 213
- WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.3 mi · 284
- ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL11.4 mi · 308
- ROSE BUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.4 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 391 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 14.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT in Cleburne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.