Summary:
The city of Altus, Arkansas is home to a single school, Ozark Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. While the data set is limited to this one school, it provides a comprehensive look at the school's performance, demographics, and other key metrics compared to the Ozark School District and the state of Arkansas.
Ozark Middle School's performance on standardized tests (ATLAS) is generally below the district and state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates range from 21.2% in 6th grade English Language Arts to 45.7% in 6th grade Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 35.3% and 39.6%, respectively. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 107 out of 330 middle schools in 2022-2023 to 233 out of 335 in 2023-2024 and 180 out of 324 in 2024-2025.
Ozark Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 53.36% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a student-teacher ratio of 14.4, which is slightly higher than the typical recommended ratio of 15:1 or lower. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $8,691, which is slightly above the national average of around $12,000 per student. These factors suggest that the school may be facing significant socioeconomic challenges that could impact student learning and achievement, and the school may need to allocate additional resources and support to address these challenges.
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