J. O. KELLY MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a reasonably sized middle school in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas, J. O. KELLY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves 663 students from grades 6 through 7, overseen by SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 43% larger than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 464 students.

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

Looking at the student body, J. O. KELLY MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Pacific Islander, 8% White. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Washington County's rate of about 58%.

After controlling for student poverty, J. O. KELLY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.4%; this one delivers 18.2%.

Zooming out to the county, Washington County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,639, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Washington County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,451 students), of which J. O. KELLY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

LINDA CHILDERS KNAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), J. O. KELLY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 20.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. J. O. KELLY MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 812 (now 663). Over the same period, the White share fell from 14% to 8%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.