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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEMO VISTA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051041001493

NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL

5690 HWY 9, CENTER RIDGE, AR 72027 · (501) 893-6494 · Conway County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL109 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% 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.
  • C+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

Enrollment
109
Middle
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 464
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
63 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 64037%
Grade 74037%
Grade 82927%
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
10294%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Asian
22%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
44%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
5248%
Female
5752%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL→NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
NEMO VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–05
Based on grade levels within NEMO VISTA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
32.0%
AR avg 34.9% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
34.4%
AR avg 38.9% . -3.6pp 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 34 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2532.0%34.4%
2023-2437.0%38.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL

NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school10957.8%38.1%
QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
QUITMAN
21054.8%42.3%
BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL
BALD KNOB
21657.9%35.1%
EUREKA SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
EUREKA SPRINGS
19262.0%47.5%
LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAVACA
23453.8%38.0%
OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALTUS
26655.6%30.5%
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 NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Arkansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
38.1%#94 of 207
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.4%#123 of 208
▼ 29
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.0%#115 of 208
▼ 40
Enrollment
ranked largest first
109#210 of 217
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
57.8%#131 of 210
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 2024-25
Enrollment
109
+10 (+10%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 117
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2510910.810.1:158% (63)
2023-241069.810.8:148% (51)
2022-239910.79.2:162% (61)
2020-2199109.9:171% (70)
2017-1895127.9:136% (34)
2015-1699109.9:161% (60)
2010-11117814.6:162% (72)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

About NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL

NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a very small middle school with its address in CENTER RIDGE, Arkansas. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 109 students on the rolls. On average, middle schools in Arkansas enroll around 464, and this school is 77% below that mark.

NEMO VISTA SCHOOL DISTRICT (3 schools, 513 students) runs NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 94% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Conway County's population at about 81%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 12%.

With 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.1:1. Middle schools in Arkansas have an average ratio of 13.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL, 58% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

On the allk12 Grade, NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Arkansas public middle schools.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 38.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.1%.

For the population of Conway County, the median household earns about $54,187 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Conway County's 11 public schools enroll about 3,313 students and include NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

NEMO VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% increase, from 99 to 109.

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Conway County at a glance

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Population
21,054
Census ACS
Median income
$54,187
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,313 students

Quick facts

School name
NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
NEMO VISTA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
5690 HWY 9, CENTER RIDGE, AR 72027
Phone
(501) 893-6494
County
Conway County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
109
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
10.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
63 (58%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
051041001493
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
How large is NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 109 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 10.1:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEMO VISTA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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