Enrollment
466
Middle
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050612005165
JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL
888 S RUPPLE ROAD, FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72704 · (479) 718-0254 · Washington County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Arkansas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
17.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
291 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 5 | 235 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 231 | 50% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
37.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
38.4%
AR avg 38.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.6% | 38.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 35.4% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL
JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 466 | 62.4% | 35.8% |
| RUSSELLVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL RUSSELLVILLE | 436 | 62.8% | 45.5% |
| RAY PHYLLIS SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL CONWAY | 459 | 58.4% | 42.1% |
| BRYANT MIDDLE SCHOOL BRYANT AR | 774 | 63.0% | 37.4% |
| HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL HAMBURG | 344 | 68.6% | 27.7% |
| BERRYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL BERRYVILLE | 421 | 66.5% | 39.2% |
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 JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #111 of 207 | #11 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #100 of 208 ▲ 2 | #9 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #77 of 208 ▲ 31 | #10 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #97 of 217 | #11 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #168 of 188 | #14 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #4 of 188 | #1 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #116 of 210 | #6 of 17 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 466 | 26.4 | 17.6:1 | 62% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 62% (276) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL
JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle-grades school in FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, (ZIP code 72704). Enrolled students number 466 students, in grades 5 through 6.
FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 17 schools. Combined enrollment is 10,291 students.
At JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL, the largest share of students is White, at 45%. The school is also 18% Hispanic, 18% Black, 14% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. That is lower than the 63% White share among all Washington County residents. JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 62%.
JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of Arkansas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools.
Among Washington County residents, the median household income is $70,639, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL, Washington County has 75 other public schools.
Nearby, JERRY POP WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 38.7% on proficiency, and JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL is below that at 35.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL is City: Mid-size.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
256,765
Census ACS
Median income
$70,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
42,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,588 students
- WOODLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 761 students
- MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 670 students
- OWL CREEK SCHOOLElementary · 619 students
- HOLCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 603 students
Other schools in FAYETTEVILLE
- FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,588 students
- WOODLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 761 students
- MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 670 students
- OWL CREEK SCHOOLElementary · 619 students
- HOLCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 603 students
Nearby schools
- JERRY POP WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 471
- OWL CREEK SCHOOL0.9 mi · 619
- AGEE LIERLY LIFE PREPARATION SERVICES SCHOOL1.5 mi · 250
- RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 761
- FARMINGTON PRE-KINDERGARTEN CENTER2.0 mi · 70
- FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 680
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 466 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 05-06.
How many teachers does JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 45% White, 18% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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