HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas, HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized 6-8 campus, part of SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 676 students across grades 6 through 7. Compared to the state average of about 464 students per school, that is 46% above typical.

Within SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 29 schools and 22,685 students, HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school reports 22% White, 13% Pacific Islander, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Washington County's rate of about 58%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.3%, the actual is 29.9%, a residual of +1.6 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Washington County put the typical household earns roughly $70,639 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Washington County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,451 students), HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 36.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 18%, going from 828 students in 2018 to 676 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 29% to 22%.

On the community side, members of the HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.