Summary:
Altus, Arkansas is home to a single middle school, Ozark Middle School, which serves 266 students in grades 6 and 7 as part of the Ozark School District.
Ozark Middle School shows a clear strength in Mathematics, where its 2025-2026 proficiency rate of 48.9% outperformed both the district (46.5%) and the state (44.1%). However, the school struggles in English Language Arts (35.4% proficiency) and Science (36.7% proficiency), both of which fall below state averages. A notable exception is 7th-grade Science, where students achieved a 45.6% proficiency rate, exceeding the state average of 44.9%. The school has demonstrated significant improvement over three years, climbing from the 30th percentile in state rankings (2023-2024) to the 47th percentile (2025-2026). With a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1 and per-student spending of $13,112, the school serves a student body where 55.64% are eligible for free or reduced lunch.
Key takeaways include a strong upward trajectory in overall performance, a notable dichotomy between high math scores and lower ELA/Science scores, and a grade-level performance gap where 7th graders outperform 6th graders in Math and Science, while 6th graders lead in ELA and Reading. The school's rapid improvement suggests recent instructional or leadership changes are having a positive impact, though resource allocation in underperforming subjects may warrant further attention.
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