SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL

SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school of roomy scale in SHERWOOD, Arkansas, one of the schools within PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 772 students in grades 6 through 7. That puts it 66% bigger than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 464 students.

Across the 26 schools in PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (12,586 students total), SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 33% White, 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pulaski County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.1%.

In the area at large, Pulaski County reports that median household income runs about $62,873, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pulaski County's 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CATO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 26.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 34%: 1,174 students in 2018 compared to 772 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 44% to 33% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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