STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 400 EAST ARKANSAS ST, in STAR CITY, Arkansas, STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment middle school that works with 322 students (grades 6 through 8), run under STAR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 464 students each, so STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 31% below that benchmark.

STAR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,460 students; STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.3%; this one delivers 21.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lincoln County put median household income runs about $51,778, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lincoln County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,460 students), of which STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is STAR CITY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 27.8%.

STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 354 students in 2018 compared to 322 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 21% to 15% across the same window.

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