Summary:
The Ozark School District is home to one middle school, Ozark Middle School, which serves 266 students in grades 6 and 7 in Altus, Arkansas. The district itself is ranked 132nd out of 251 districts in the state, earning a 2-star rating, and the school has shown a promising upward trajectory in its state ranking over the past three years, moving from the 30th percentile to the 47th percentile.
Ozark Middle School demonstrates a clear strength in Mathematics, where 48.9% of students are proficient, outperforming the state average of 44.1%. This is particularly notable in 7th grade, where 50.9% of students meet proficiency standards. However, the school faces challenges in English Language Arts (ELA) and Reading, with only 35.4% and 37.5% of students proficient, respectively, both below state averages. Science performance is a mixed bag: while 7th graders slightly exceed the state average at 45.6% proficiency, 6th graders lag significantly behind at just 27.8%, creating a 14.7-point gap compared to the state. The school has made substantial year-over-year gains in literacy, with ELA proficiency jumping 8.6 points and Reading improving 8.1 points from the previous year, suggesting that targeted interventions are starting to work.
With a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1 and per-student spending of $13,112, the school's resources appear reasonable, yet its overall 2-star rating and below-average performance in three of four core subjects indicate that spending has not yet translated into top-tier outcomes. The school serves a community where 55.64% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The consistent improvement in state rankings—from the 30th to the 47th percentile over three years—is the most encouraging trend, pointing to effective recent initiatives that are gradually lifting academic performance across the board.
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