LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL

LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a low-enrollment middle school in LAVACA, Arkansas, part of LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 234 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 464 students per school, that is 50% smaller than typical.

LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 801 students; LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school reports 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Sebastian County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sebastian County (around 65%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Sebastian County put median household earnings sit near $57,790, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 44 public schools in Sebastian County (combined enrollment of about 20,239 students).

LAVACA HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 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), LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 36.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 261 (now 234). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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