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Enrollment
418
Middle
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRUMANN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050004701506
TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL
221 N PINE AVENUE, TRUMANN, AR 72472 · (870) 483-5356 · Poinsett County
GRADES 04–07MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
418 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 4 | 98 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 28% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL→TRUMANN HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TRUMANN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
17.2%
AR avg 34.9% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
19.6%
AR avg 38.9% . -9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.2% | 19.6% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 28.7% |
% 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 418 | 100.0% | 22.0% |
| OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL PARAGOULD | 447 | 100.0% | 29.0% |
| PARAGOULD JUNIOR HIGH PARAGOULD | 512 | 100.0% | 34.8% |
| DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL MONTICELLO | 360 | 100.0% | 27.3% |
| CLINTON JR HIGH SCHOOL CLINTON | 317 | 100.0% | 48.4% |
| STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL STAR CITY | 322 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
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 TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #176 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #182 of 208 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #184 of 208 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #116 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #137 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #92 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #5 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #44 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
418
-51 (-11%) vs 2020
+83% since 2010-11, when it was 228
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 418 | 26.9 | 15.5:1 | 100% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 20.9 | 14.7:1 | 100% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 22.5 | 13.3:1 | 100% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 36 | 13.0:1 | 100% (469) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 37 | 13.3:1 | 31% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 73% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 228 | 18 | 12.7:1 | 69% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school in TRUMANN, Arkansas. Enrolled students number 418 students, in grades 4 through 7.
TRUMANN SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,507 students.
White students are the majority at TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 71% of enrollment. Other groups make up 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Poinsett County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL operates with 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.5:1. That is higher than the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Poinsett County is 91%.
Test results at TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (22.0% actual, 22.7% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Poinsett County show that the median household income is $46,707, roughly 11% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. There are 13 public schools in Poinsett County, enrolling about 3,732 students in all.
The shortest distance from TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to TRUMANN PREK AND PARENT CENTER. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 28.6%; TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 22.0%, ranking 6th of 8.
TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 51 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 15.5 students per teacher, compared with 13.0 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Poinsett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,543
Census ACS
Median income
$46,707
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,732 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TRUMANN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TRUMANN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 515 students
- TRUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 477 students
- TRUMANN PREK AND PARENT CENTERElementary · 97 students
Other schools in TRUMANN
- TRUMANN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 515 students
- TRUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 477 students
- TRUMANN PREK AND PARENT CENTERElementary · 97 students
Nearby schools
- TRUMANN PREK AND PARENT CENTER0.3 mi · 97
- TRUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 477
- TRUMANN HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 515
- BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.8 mi · 317
- BAY HIGH SCHOOL5.8 mi · 233
- RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.7 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 418 students in grades 04-07.
Is TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 04-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 15.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of TRUMANN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.