RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 1203 WEST 4TH PLACE, in RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a heavily attended junior high that instructs 795 students (grades 6 through 7), operated by RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 71% larger than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 464 students.

Across the 10 schools in RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT (5,591 students total), RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder reads as 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the resource side, RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Pope County) reports that median household income runs about $57,344, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Pope County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,311 students), of which RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

RUSSELLVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 34.9%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 763 (now 795). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 23% to 28%.

On allk12, the feed for RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.