Enrollment
189
Middle
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051323001060
SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
300 ASHLEY, TUCKERMAN, AR 72473 · (870) 485-2381 · Jackson County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- B-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
11.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
140 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 63 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 37% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL→TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
35.3%
AR avg 34.9% . +10.7pp since 2023
Math
53.6%
AR avg 38.9% . +17.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.3% | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 36.3% |
% 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 189 | 74.1% | 34.3% |
| CORNING MIDDLE SCHOOL CORNING | 227 | 69.6% | 37.2% |
| ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL ATKINS | 264 | 69.3% | 45.9% |
| CAVE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER AND COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY CAVE CITY | 259 | 79.2% | 46.1% |
| PAULETTE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL FOUKE | 244 | 66.0% | 38.6% |
| RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SEARCY | 179 | 76.5% | 22.8% |
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 SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #122 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #34 of 208 ▲ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #90 of 208 ▲ 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 189 | #193 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.1% | #74 of 210 |
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
189
-17 (-8%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 175
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 189 | 16.9 | 11.2:1 | 74% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 13.3 | 14.1:1 | 70% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 198 | 15.3 | 12.9:1 | 73% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 16 | 12.9:1 | 71% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 14.7 | 13.4:1 | 35% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 204 | 15 | 13.6:1 | 64% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | 14 | 12.5:1 | 62% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public middle school in TUCKERMAN, Arkansas. A total of 189 students attend the school, which covers grades 5 through 7. The average for middle schools in Arkansas is about 464 students, so this school is 59% smaller than average.
JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 945 students in its 3 schools, and SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of them.
White students make up 85% of enrollment at SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. Next come 8% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. That compares with about 75% White among all Jackson County residents. SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL operates with 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.2:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. About 74% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 58% average for public schools in Jackson County is 16 points.
Measured against Arkansas public middle schools, SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 32.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.3%.
Among Jackson County residents, the median household income is $44,218, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in the county.
TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 7.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within ten miles number 2. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 189 students in 2024-25, 17 fewer than the 206 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.9:1 to 11.2:1.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,712
Census ACS
Median income
$44,218
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 468 students
- TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 288 students
Other schools in TUCKERMAN
- TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 468 students
- TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 288 students
Nearby schools
- TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOL7.4 mi · 288
- TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.5 mi · 468
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.6 mi · 263
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL14.6 mi · 179
- NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.3 mi · 691
- NEWPORT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL17.5 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 189 students in grades 05-07.
What grades does SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 05-07.
How many students per teacher at SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 85% White, 2% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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