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Enrollment
564
Middle
DISTRICT 502 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050001500998
SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
500 N ROCK ST, SHERIDAN, AR 72150 · (870) 942-3813 · Grant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Arkansas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
235 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 6 | 179 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 196 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 189 | 34% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL→SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
33.7%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
47.9%
AR avg 38.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.7% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 41.9% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 564 | 41.7% | 43.4% |
| GREENE CTY TECH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PARAGOULD | 521 | 44.1% | 40.5% |
| GREENBRIER MIDDLE SCHOOL GREENBRIER | 583 | 46.7% | 56.9% |
| VILONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL VILONIA | 451 | 43.0% | 57.2% |
| FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL VILONIA | 617 | 47.2% | 50.2% |
| PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL MOUNTAIN HOME | 546 | 39.6% | 45.9% |
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 SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #71 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #61 of 208 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #100 of 208 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #69 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #158 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #149 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #180 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.2% | #7 of 114 |
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
564
-26 (-4%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 564 | 33.1 | 17.1:1 | 42% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 34.4 | 18.0:1 | 39% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 36.6 | 16.7:1 | 42% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 40% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 913 | 58.7 | 15.6:1 | 23% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 983 | 68 | 14.5:1 | 45% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 872 | 54 | 16.1:1 | 44% (382) |
| 2000-01 | 984 | 70 | 14.1:1 | 35% (340) |
| 1990-91 | 817 | 46 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
SHERIDAN, Arkansas, is home to SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, a medium-sized middle school. The latest federal count shows 564 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Arkansas is about 464 students, so this school is 22% above average.
SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 4,208 students in 7 schools, including SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 87% White. The school is also 5% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 24%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.1:1, with 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is 42%. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Grant County.
allk12 grades SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, the prediction is 44.3% and the result is 43.4%.
Grant County has these Census figures: median household income is about $71,549, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Grant County number 6 and enroll about 3,468.
The closest public school, SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.6 miles from SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 590 to 564.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,242
Census ACS
Median income
$71,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,239 students
- SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 585 students
- SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 523 students
- EAST END ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 442 students
- EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 439 students
- EAST END INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 416 students
Other schools in SHERIDAN
- SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,239 students
- SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 585 students
- SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 523 students
Other Sheridan Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sheridan Middle. SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Sheridan Middle SchoolThornville, OH · 516 students
- Sheridan Middle SchoolSheridan, IN · 270 students
Nearby schools
- SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,239
- SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 585
- SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 523
- POYEN HIGH SCHOOL14.0 mi · 264
- POYEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.1 mi · 293
- EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL15.4 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 564 students in grades 06-08.
Is SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
How diverse is SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.