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What's the one class at RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
547
Middle
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050459000937
RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
800 PADGETT RD, CONWAY, AR 72034 · (501) 450-6675 · Faulkner County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
250 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 183 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 188 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 176 | 32% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Based on grade levels within CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
51.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
AR avg 38.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 52.6% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 547 | 45.7% | 53.3% |
| AHLF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SEARCY | 576 | 49.5% | 46.6% |
| LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 546 | 44.7% | 47.4% |
| LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 581 | 47.3% | 52.0% |
| CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL CONWAY | 752 | 51.1% | 47.4% |
| HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE | 463 | 51.6% | 46.7% |
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 RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Faulkner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #21 of 207 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #25 of 208 ▲ 6 | #2 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #16 of 208 ▼ 7 | #3 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #78 of 217 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #85 of 188 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #38 of 188 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #170 of 210 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #85 of 114 | #3 of 6 |
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
547
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 547 | 39.7 | 13.8:1 | 46% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 42.2 | 13.4:1 | 49% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 41.1 | 13.7:1 | 48% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 48% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 39.7 | 14.7:1 | 22% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 37 | 14.6:1 | 42% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 35% (273) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in CONWAY, Arkansas. Students in grades 5 through 7 attend, and enrollment is 547 students.
The district, CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 10,212 students enrolled across 16 schools.
RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment is 57% White. Enrollment also includes 24% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Faulkner County, the White share is about 79%. The chance that two students picked at random at RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
The school reported 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.8:1. Across middle schools in Arkansas, the average ratio is about 13.9:1. Eligible students account for 46% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Schools in Arkansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 42.8%. RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 53.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Faulkner County show that median household income is about $67,289, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 37 public schools in Faulkner County, with a combined enrollment of about 18,977.
The school nearest to RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is WOODROW CUMMINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL went from 568 students to 547. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.8:1 to 13.8:1 over the same years.
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Faulkner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,717
Census ACS
Median income
$67,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,977 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CONWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,350 students
- CONWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,568 students
- CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 752 students
- CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 514 students
- BOB COURTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 498 students
- THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
Other schools in CONWAY
- CONWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,350 students
- CONWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,568 students
- CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 752 students
- CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 514 students
- BOB COURTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 498 students
- THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
Nearby schools
- WOODROW CUMMINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 450
- JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 357
- JULIA LEE MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 328
- MARGUERITE VANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 359
- CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL3.0 mi · 752
- CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL3.4 mi · 2,350
Frequently asked questions
About RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 547 students in grades 05-07.
What grades does RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 05-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 13.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 57% White, 10% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.