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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
38.2%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
43.6%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 →
About QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
As an intimate middle school in QUITMAN, Arkansas, QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL works with 210 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 55% leaner than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 464 students.
Within QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 950 students, QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder looks like 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Cleburne County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 55% of students at QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.3%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cleburne County indicate median household income runs about $55,798, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in Cleburne County (combined enrollment of about 3,434 students).
Nearest neighbor: QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 35.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 HIGH SCHOOL6.9 mi · 155
- GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.9 mi · 247
- ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL9.0 mi · 308
- ROSE BUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.0 mi · 399
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.