MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in MONTICELLO, Arkansas, MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL is a tight-knit 6-8 campus, overseen by MONTICELLO SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 327 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 464 students each, so MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 30% below that benchmark.

MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by MONTICELLO SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,602 students overall.

On the student-mix side, MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 39% Black, 4% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Drew County's rate of about 79%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Drew County put median household earnings sit near $42,824, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Drew County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,874 students), of which MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 26.1%.

MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 327). The White share of enrollment contracted from 60% to 54% over that span.

On allk12, members of the MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.