Enrollment
259
Middle
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050933000671
MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
400 GROVE ST, MANSFIELD, AR 72944 · (479) 928-4451 · Scott County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% 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.
- B-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
11.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
178 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 59 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 27% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL→MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
31.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
42.3%
AR avg 38.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 42.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 39.8% |
% 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 259 | 68.7% | 37.3% |
| MENA MIDDLE SCHOOL MENA | 393 | 63.1% | 42.5% |
| BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL BISMARCK | 338 | 69.5% | 43.7% |
| LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN | 401 | 74.8% | 33.7% |
| CAVE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER AND COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY CAVE CITY | 259 | 79.2% | 46.1% |
| ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL ATKINS | 264 | 69.3% | 45.9% |
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 MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #100 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #80 of 208 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #118 of 208 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #170 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #32 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #133 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.7% | #86 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #45 of 61 |
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
259
+38 (+17%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 259 | 22.1 | 11.7:1 | 69% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 21.7 | 10.6:1 | 70% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 22.2 | 9.9:1 | 73% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 21 | 10.5:1 | 78% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 19.7 | 12.7:1 | 40% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 20 | 13.7:1 | 72% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 58% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 20% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school in MANSFIELD, Arkansas, and it is part of MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 259 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Arkansas is about 464 students.
MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT has 751 students spread across 3 schools.
MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 84% White. Other students are 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Native American. For comparison, Scott County is about 84% White. The chance that two students picked at random at MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL's 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.7:1. 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 69%. That is close to the 70% average for public schools in Scott County.
The allk12 Grade for MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is B-. Compared with Arkansas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 51% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is +3.0 points: 37.3% actual, 34.3% predicted.
MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Scott County, where median household income is about $43,270, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Scott County, which together enroll about 2,244 students.
The nearest other public school, MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. On average proficiency, MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 221 to 259. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 11.7:1, from 10.5:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,816
Census ACS
Median income
$43,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,244 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 278 students
- MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 214 students
Other schools in MANSFIELD
- MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 278 students
- MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 214 students
- ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-MANSFIELDHigh · 36 students
Other Mansfield Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Mansfield Middle. MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Mansfield Middle SchoolStorrs, CT · 414 students
- Mansfield Middle SchoolMansfield, OH · 387 students
- Mansfield Middle SchoolMansfield, LA · 331 students
Nearby schools
- MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 278
- MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 214
- ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-MANSFIELD3.5 mi · 36
- EAST POINTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.7 mi · 693
- EAST HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL9.8 mi · 632
- GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL10.9 mi · 1,161
Frequently asked questions
About MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 84% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT in Scott County.
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