Enrollment
221
Middle
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051095001555
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
112 N SCHOOL ST, OSCEOLA, AR 72370 · (870) 563-2150 · Mississippi County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Arkansas public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
218 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 5 | 58 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 24% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL→OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
12.7%
AR avg 34.9% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
10.2%
AR avg 38.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.7% | 10.2% |
| 2023-24 | 14.1% | 6.8% |
% 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
10.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (10.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 221 | 98.6% | 10.7% |
| FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FORREST CITY | 270 | 100.0% | 22.6% |
| DUMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL DUMAS | 184 | 100.0% | 14.5% |
| DUNBAR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL LITTLE ROCK | 315 | 99.0% | 7.5% |
| BLYTHEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL BLYTHEVILLE | 172 | 100.0% | 11.5% |
| KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL HELENA | 163 | 100.0% | 26.7% |
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 OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #200 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #198 of 208 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #199 of 208 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #182 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #42 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.9% | #150 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #48 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.0% | #12 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
221
-93 (-30%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 221 | 18.1 | 12.2:1 | 99% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 24 | 9.9:1 | 99% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 21.5 | 11.4:1 | 99% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 27 | 11.6:1 | 100% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 33.2 | 9.9:1 | 50% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 99% (372) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
OSCEOLA, Arkansas, is home to OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL, a small middle school. School enrollment was 221 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8. The average among middle schools in Arkansas is roughly 464 students; this school is 52% smaller than that.
OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT has 872 students in 4 schools, and OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those schools.
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment is 87% Black. It is also 6% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Mississippi County is roughly 34% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL and a ratio of 12.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 99% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Mississippi County averages 84%, lower than here.
Measured against Arkansas public middle schools, OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 10.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 23.2%.
Mississippi County has about 39,126 residents, and the median household income is $52,548, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. In all, Mississippi County has 22 public schools and roughly 6,930 students.
Of nearby public schools, CARROLL SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL has 3 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The school enrolled 221 students in 2024-25, 93 fewer than the 314 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Mississippi County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,126
Census ACS
Median income
$52,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,930 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CARROLL SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 265 students
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 254 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 132 students
Other schools in OSCEOLA
- CARROLL SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 265 students
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 254 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 132 students
Other Osceola Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Osceola Middle. OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 6.
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLSEMINOLE, FL · 933 students
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 866 students
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLOKEECHOBEE, FL · 689 students
- Osceola MiddleOsceola, WI · 398 students
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLOSCEOLA, NE · 39 students
Nearby schools
- CARROLL SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 265
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 132
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 254
- RIVERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.6 mi · 675
- RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY9.7 mi · 179
- ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL9.7 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 221 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 12.2:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 3% White, 6% Hispanic, 87% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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