MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a mid-sized intermediate school in MAGNOLIA, Arkansas, MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL works with 492 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT.

MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,505 students. MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 55% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 34% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 34% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Columbia County's rate of about 82%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.9%; this one delivers 27.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Columbia County shows the typical household earns roughly $55,334 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Columbia County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,472 students), of which MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL has ticked down 22%, going from 628 students in 2018 to 492 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 40% to 34% over that span.

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