Enrollment
234
Middle
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050873000663
LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL
603 S DIVISION ST, LAVACA, AR 72941 · (479) 377-1234 · Sebastian County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
126 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 5 | 67 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 20% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL→LAVACA HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
29.2%
AR avg 34.9% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
41.4%
AR avg 38.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.2% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 43.1% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 234 | 53.8% | 38.0% |
| OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL ALTUS | 266 | 55.6% | 30.5% |
| BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL BALD KNOB | 216 | 57.9% | 35.1% |
| QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL QUITMAN | 210 | 54.8% | 42.3% |
| WEST FORK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST FORK | 223 | 45.7% | 31.3% |
| VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL VALLEY SPRINGS | 253 | 47.0% | 59.4% |
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 LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Sebastian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #95 of 207 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #84 of 208 ▼ 19 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #135 of 208 ▼ 52 | #6 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #176 of 217 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #49 of 188 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #131 of 188 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #145 of 210 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #68 of 114 | N/A |
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
234
-33 (-12%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 252
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 234 | 18.7 | 12.5:1 | 54% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 19.3 | 11.9:1 | 53% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 18.9 | 12.2:1 | 48% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 48% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 30% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 54% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 56% (142) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL
A low-enrollment middle-grades school in LAVACA, Arkansas, LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 234 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Arkansas is roughly 464 students; this school is 50% smaller than that.
LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the 3 schools that make up LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICT (801 students in total).
Most students at LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL are White: 83% of enrollment. Other students are 9% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. That is higher than the 68% White share among all Sebastian County residents. By the diversity index, LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 29%.
LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL's 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.5:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 54%. The 65% average for public schools in Sebastian County is 11 points higher.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL is -1.8 points: 38.0% actual, 39.8% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Sebastian County, median household income is about $57,790, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 44 public schools operate in Sebastian County, serving about 20,239 students.
The nearest public school is LAVACA HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.1 miles. LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 37.8% proficiency; LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 38.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 267 to 234. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.5:1, from 14.8:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sebastian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
128,900
Census ACS
Median income
$57,790
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
20,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 322 students
- LAVACA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 245 students
Other schools in LAVACA
- LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 322 students
- LAVACA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 245 students
Nearby schools
- LAVACA HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 245
- LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 322
- CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 502
- CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL7.7 mi · 410
- BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 316
- FORT SMITH VIRTUAL ACADEMY8.6 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 234 students in grades 05-08.
Is LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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