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Which teacher or staff member at SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
668
Middle
DISTRICT 714 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051266001565
SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL
17051 EAST HIGHWAY 412, SPRINGDALE, AR 72765 · (479) 750-8821 · Washington County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Arkansas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
575 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 332 | 50% |
| Grade 7 | 336 | 50% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
21.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
32.3%
AR avg 38.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.4% | 30.5% |
% 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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL
SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 668 | 86.1% | 26.7% |
| WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 711 | 82.8% | 27.1% |
| HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRINGDALE | 676 | 83.6% | 29.3% |
| DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL DE QUEEN | 354 | 77.7% | 39.2% |
| DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL DARDANELLE | 500 | 75.0% | 35.8% |
| DORA KIMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 753 | 93.5% | 23.2% |
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 SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #163 of 207 | #16 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #130 of 208 ▼ 1 | #12 of 17 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #169 of 208 ▲ 9 | #16 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #47 of 217 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #112 of 188 | #8 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #18 of 188 | #3 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #58 of 210 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #97 of 114 | #8 of 8 |
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
668
+100 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 668 | 45.8 | 14.6:1 | 86% (575) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 47.8 | 12.9:1 | 87% (537) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 51.8 | 12.2:1 | 85% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 55 | 10.3:1 | 89% (503) |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 58 | 12.1:1 | 52% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 843 | 63 | 13.4:1 | 81% (683) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL
SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle school with its address in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas. Enrollment totals 668 students across grades 6 through 7. On average, middle schools in Arkansas enroll around 464, and this school is 44% above that mark.
SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 29 schools serve 22,685 students.
The largest group at SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 48%. The school is also 25% Pacific Islander and 22% White. That is higher than the 19% Hispanic share among all Washington County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
There are 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.6:1. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. On the income side, 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 28 points above the 58% average for public schools in Washington County.
SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of Arkansas public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 1.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 26.7%. Predicted: 27.8%.
The school's county is Washington County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $70,639, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 76 public schools in the county, enrolling about 42,451, SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits about 0.2 miles from SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL. SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment rose 18% over 4 years, reaching 668 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.3:1 in 2020-21, and 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
256,765
Census ACS
Median income
$70,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
42,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,271 students
- SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,207 students
- DON TYSON SCHOOL OF INNOVATIONCombined · 1,976 students
- HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 890 students
- CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 852 students
- HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 849 students
Other schools in SPRINGDALE
- HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,271 students
- SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,207 students
- DON TYSON SCHOOL OF INNOVATIONCombined · 1,976 students
- HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 890 students
- CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 852 students
- HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 849 students
Nearby schools
- SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 604
- TURNBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 599
- DON TYSON SCHOOL OF INNOVATION1.9 mi · 1,976
- LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 654
- HARP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 559
- PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 668 students in grades 06-07.
What age range does SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 07.
How many teachers does SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 22% White, 48% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.