Dewitt Middle School

Dewitt Middle School is a public middle school in Dewitt, Arkansas, serving 279 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Dewitt School District, which is ranked 112 out of 250 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Dewitt Middle School has shown mixed performance on standardized tests compared to the state average. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were below the state average in English Language Arts (31.4% vs. 34.7%) and Reading (30.3% vs. 35.3%), but above the state average in Mathematics (46% vs. 38.7%) and Science (35.1% vs. 38.1%). This pattern has been consistent over the past few years, with the school performing better in Mathematics than in other subject areas. The school's student-teacher ratio has been relatively low, ranging from 10.5 to 11.3 over the past few years, indicating a relatively favorable learning environment.

Compared to nearby schools, Meekins Middle School and Stuttgart Junior High School, both part of the Stuttgart School District, have lower performance on standardized tests. However, Dewitt Middle School's own performance has shown a declining trend over the past few years, with the school's ranking among Arkansas middle schools dropping from 88th in 2020-2021 to 150th in 2024-2025, and its star rating from SchoolDigger decreasing from 4 stars to 3 stars during this period. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60.3% to 67.03% over the past few years, suggesting a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.