LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Located at 800 ELM ST, in LESLIE, Arkansas, LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is an one-room-style 6-8 campus that serves 170 students (grades 4 through 6), one of the schools within SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 464 students per school, that is 63% below typical.

LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 807 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 22.9%; LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL posts 40.7%, +17.7 points above that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Searcy County indicate the typical household earns roughly $44,426 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Searcy County (combined enrollment of about 896 students).

Nearest neighbor: MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 6.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has edged down 16%, going from 202 students in 2018 to 170 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.