HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 2365 NORTH RUPPLE ROAD, in FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a reasonably sized middle-grades school that hosts 463 students (grades 5 through 6), run under FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 10,291 students. HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Black, 3% Pacific Islander.

On the resource side, On paper, HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Washington County put the typical household earns roughly $70,639 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 76 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 42,451 students).

The closest other public school is HOLCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 459 (now 463). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 13% to 9%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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