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POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE
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Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE
POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE is one of the middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campuss in POTTSVILLE, Arkansas, one of the schools within POTTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 417 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 6.
POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE is one of 4 schools operated by POTTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,838 students overall.
On the student-mix side, POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). The remainder comes out to 11% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Pope County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE higher than the state norm the norm. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Pope County's rate of about 64%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.3%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Pope County indicate the typical household earns roughly $57,344 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Pope County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,311 students), of which POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE is one.
POTTSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.4%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE has fell 4%, going from 433 students in 2018 to 417 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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