MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL

MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school of tight-knit scale in MANSFIELD, Arkansas, operated by MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 259 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 44% below the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 464 students.

Within MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 751 students, MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Scott County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Scott County reports that median household earnings sit near $43,270, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Scott County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,244 students), MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 4% since 2018, when it stood at 249 (now 259).

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