Enrollment
170
Middle
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050948000595
LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
800 ELM ST, LESLIE, AR 72645 · (870) 447-2431 · Searcy County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
167 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 4 | 53 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 35% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL→MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
43.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
48.8%
AR avg 38.9% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 43.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 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 LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL this school | 170 | 98.2% | 44.0% |
| IZARD COUNTY CONS MIDDLE SCHOOL BROCKWELL | 193 | 98.4% | 31.6% |
| JESSIEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL JESSIEVILLE | 182 | 98.4% | 37.0% |
| MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY MOUNTAINBURG | 132 | 100.0% | 27.7% |
| FLIPPIN MIDDLE SCHOOL FLIPPIN | 222 | 100.0% | 43.2% |
| HECTOR MIDDLE SCHOOL HECTOR | 223 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #68 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #57 of 208 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #48 of 208 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #200 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #54 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #43 of 114 |
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
170
-10 (-6%) vs 2020
+53% since 2010-11, when it was 111
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 170 | 15.7 | 10.8:1 | 98% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 13.6 | 12.4:1 | 98% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 13 | 14.7:1 | 98% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 180 | 17 | 10.6:1 | 100% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 13.6 | 14.8:1 | 50% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 14 | 12.5:1 | 77% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 111 | 11 | 10.1:1 | 83% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
About LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of the public schools in LESLIE, Arkansas. It is a small middle school. School enrollment was 170 students in 2024-25, in grades 4 through 6. The average among middle schools in Arkansas is roughly 464 students; this school is 63% smaller than that.
LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one school in SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a system of 3 schools with 807 students.
At LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, White students make up 94% of the student body. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1 at LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, with 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 98% of enrollment. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Searcy County.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 23.3% for LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 44.0%. The 20.7-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Arkansas schools.
In the county around the school, Searcy County, median household income is about $44,426, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is among the 7 public schools in Searcy County.
Of nearby public schools, MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 6.6 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 38.6% proficiency; LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL posts 44.0%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 180 in 2020-21 and 170 in 2024-25, a decrease of 10 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Searcy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,859
Census ACS
Median income
$44,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 353 students
- MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 284 students
- NORTH CENTRAL CAREER CENTERHigh
Other schools in LESLIE
Nearby schools
- MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.6 mi · 284
- MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL7.7 mi · 353
- TIMBO HIGH SCHOOL13.6 mi · 99
- TIMBO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.6 mi · 98
- RURAL SPECIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.0 mi · 112
- RURAL SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOL16.0 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 170 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serve?
LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many teachers does LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL have?
LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
How diverse is LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL in?
LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is part of SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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