Enrollment
87
Middle
STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NORTHWEST ARKANSAS·NCES 051449705190
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK
121 W POPLAR ST, ROGERS, AR 72756 · (479) 335-5800 · Benton County
GRADES 05–10MIDDLE13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL87 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
5.1:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
23 students
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 5 | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 23% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 13 | 15% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
73.4%
AR avg 34.9%
Math
73.9%
AR avg 38.9%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 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 SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK this school | 87 | 26.4% | 73.5% |
| NEWPORT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL NEWPORT | 154 | 31.2% | N/A |
| HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BENTON | 288 | 28.1% | 38.5% |
| HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL BENTON | 298 | 35.9% | 42.5% |
| WEST FORK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST FORK | 223 | 45.7% | 31.3% |
| ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEXARKANA | 287 | 32.8% | 56.5% |
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 SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 87 | #213 of 217 | #22 of 22 |
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.
About SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK is a small middle-grades school with its address in ROGERS, Arkansas. Its 87 students are spread across grades 5 through 10. The school's enrollment is 81% smaller than the 464 average for middle schools in Arkansas.
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK reports to SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
By race and ethnicity, SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK is 75% White. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Benton County is about 60% White. SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 17 full-time equivalents, or about 5.1 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. About 26% of students, or 23, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Benton County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
A school in Arkansas with SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 50.0%. SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK scores 73.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Benton County show that median household income is about $93,506, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK is one of 88 public schools in Benton County, which together enroll about 57,071 students.
Nearest public school: ARKANSAS ARTS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK is coded as City: Small in federal locale data. SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,632
Census ACS
Median income
$93,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
57,071 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- ARKANSAS ARTS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 422
- FRANK TILLERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 526
- ROGERS HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 2,008
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 464
- LINGLE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 643
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARKHow large is SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK?
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK enrolls approximately 87 students in grades 05-10.
Is SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK an elementary, middle, or high school?
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK is a middle school covering grades 05-10.
How many teachers does SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK have?
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.1:1.
What is the student diversity at SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK?
Student demographics at SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK are roughly 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK?
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NW ARK is overseen by SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-NORTHWEST ARKANSAS in Benton County.
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