Summary:
Altus, Arkansas, is served by a single public school, Ozark Middle School, which educates 266 students in grades 6 and 7 as part of the Ozark School District.
Ozark Middle School is a school on a clear upward trajectory, having improved its state ranking from the 30th percentile three years ago to the 47th percentile today. Its standout strength is Mathematics, where 48.9% of students are proficient, outperforming both the district (46.5%) and the state (44.1%). Seventh graders are particularly strong in math, with a 50.9% proficiency rate. However, the school shows a notable weakness in Science, with only 36.7% of students proficient compared to the state average of 44%. This is driven by a critical gap in 6th grade, where just 27.8% of students are proficient in science—nearly 15 points below the state average. The school also trails state averages in Reading (37.5% vs. 40.4%) and English Language Arts (35.4% vs. 39.4%).
Encouragingly, the school has posted broad-based year-over-year improvement across all subjects, with gains ranging from 3.1 percentage points in Science to 8.6 points in English Language Arts. With a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1 and per-student spending of $13,112, the school has reasonable resources. The majority of students (55.64%) qualify for free or reduced lunch. The key takeaway for parents is that Ozark Middle School is effectively driving improvement school-wide, but targeted support in Science and Reading could accelerate progress even further.
Thank you for your feedback!