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Star City Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
245th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 324 Arkansas Middle Schools
Better than 24% of Arkansas middle schools
Summary

Star City Middle School is a public middle school in Star City, Arkansas, serving 348 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Star City School District, which is ranked 160 out of 250 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its relatively small class sizes, Star City Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (21.5%), Reading (24.6%), Mathematics (25.6%), and Science (24.3%) were significantly lower than the state averages. Over the past 10 years, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of middle schools in Arkansas. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.86% to 79.02%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While the nearby Friendship Aspire Academy Southeast Middle School in Pine Bluff also underperforms compared to the state average, it has slightly higher proficiency rates in some subjects than Star City Middle School. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Star City Middle School to learn from the practices of its neighboring schools and address the systemic challenges it faces in providing a high-quality education to its students.

322
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,457
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 400 East Arkansas St
       Star City, AR  71667

(866) 446-3647

District: Star City School District


Students who attend Star City Middle School usually attend:

High:    Star City High School

Feeder schools for Star City Middle School:

Elementary:    Star City Jimmy Brown Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
66.1%
African American:
15.2%
Hispanic:
9.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arkansas average (24% vs 36% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Science scores 14 pts below the Arkansas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg28%
Arkansas avg36%
245th of 324
Arkansas public middle schools ?
Bottom 24%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Arkansas Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
160th of 250Star City School District among Arkansas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArkansas percentileRating
202527.8245 of 32424.4%★☆☆☆☆
202431.6240 of 33528.4%★☆☆☆☆
202333.4240 of 33027.3%★☆☆☆☆
202224.1260 of 31818.2%★☆☆☆☆
202124.0276 of 33016.4%★☆☆☆☆
201921.4269 of 31915.7%★☆☆☆☆
201824.6255 of 31819.8%★☆☆☆☆
201729.4244 of 31522.5%★☆☆☆☆
201618.5279 of 31210.6%★☆☆☆☆
201521.4232 of 27515.6%★☆☆☆☆
201435.5209 of 28025.4%★☆☆☆☆
201343.8177 of 27836.3%★★☆☆☆
201262.7110 of 26558.5%★★★☆☆
201162.4108 of 26459.1%★★★☆☆
201071.962 of 25475.6%★★★★☆
200967.581 of 24066.3%★★★☆☆
200860.190 of 22359.6%★★★☆☆
200753.5115 of 22548.9%★★★☆☆
200645.4128 of 20637.9%★★☆☆☆
200537.2153 of 20826.4%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics26%-13 vs state
Reading25%-11 vs state
Science24%-14 vs state
English Language Arts22%-13 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Star City Middle School

Star City Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Arkansas middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Star City Middle School.

Students who attend Star City Middle School usually go on to attend Star City High School

Students at Star City Middle School are 66% White, 15% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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