Enrollment
210
Middle
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051188001664
QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
6275 HEBER SPRINGS RD W, QUITMAN, AR 72131 · (501) 589-2807 · Cleburne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
115 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 6 | 71 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 31% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL→QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
39.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
36.4%
AR avg 38.9% . -7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 43.6% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 210 | 54.8% | 42.3% |
| BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL BALD KNOB | 216 | 57.9% | 35.1% |
| LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL LAVACA | 234 | 53.8% | 38.0% |
| OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL ALTUS | 266 | 55.6% | 30.5% |
| VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL VALLEY SPRINGS | 253 | 47.0% | 59.4% |
| WEST FORK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST FORK | 223 | 45.7% | 31.3% |
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 QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #77 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #110 of 208 ▼ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #69 of 208 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 210 | #185 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #103 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #175 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #142 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 2024-25Enrollment
210
+14 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 210 | 14.7 | 14.3:1 | 55% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 14.8 | 15.3:1 | 53% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 16.3 | 13.1:1 | 50% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 196 | 17 | 11.5:1 | 52% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school in QUITMAN, Arkansas, one of the schools in QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. It enrolls 210 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. It has 55% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Arkansas (about 464).
District-wide, QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT has 3 schools and 950 students.
At QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, 92% of students are White. It is also 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Cleburne County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 15%.
There are 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 14.3:1. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. A total of 115 students, or 55%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 42.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 39.5%.
In Cleburne County, the median household earns about $55,798 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Cleburne County has 10 public schools with about 3,434 students, including QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Measured in a straight line, QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 2. QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL had a net gain of 14 students, or 7%. The number of students per teacher increased from 11.5 to 14.3 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cleburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,226
Census ACS
Median income
$55,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
- QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 308 students
Other schools in QUITMAN
- QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
- QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 308 students
Nearby schools
- QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 308
- QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 432
- GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.9 mi · 247
- GUY-PERKINS HIGH SCHOOL6.9 mi · 155
- ROSE BUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.0 mi · 399
- ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL9.0 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 210 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 14.3:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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