For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 437 students in Lawrence County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Arkansas.
Public Middle School in Lawrence County School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Arkansas public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Arkansas public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AR)
# Schools
2 Schools
350 Schools
# Students
1,067 Students
144,916 Students
# Teachers
101 Teachers
13,318 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lawrence County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 256 school districts in Arkansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#165 out of 258 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
36%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥90%
88%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)27.5%
22.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.60
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
6%
15%
% Black
1%
18%
% White
87%
59%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
5%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,481 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,739. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,223 is less than the state median of $14,969. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$7,224 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$7,337 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,481
$14,739
Spending / Student
$12,223
$14,969
Best Lawrence County School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Walnut Ridge High School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
508 E Free
Walnut Ridge, AR 72476
(870) 886-6623
Walnut Ridge, AR 72476
(870) 886-6623
Gr: 7-12 | 437 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
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