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Dequeen Middle School

Public Grades 6-7
136th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 324 Arkansas Middle Schools
Better than 58% of Arkansas middle schools
Summary

Dequeen Middle School is a public middle school in De Queen, Arkansas, serving 356 students in grades 6-7. The school is part of the Dequeen School District, which is ranked 89 out of 250 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Dequeen Middle School has shown mixed performance, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 53rd and 136th out of 318-335 Arkansas middle schools. While the school's mathematics proficiency rate (50.9%) was significantly higher than the state average, its proficiency in English Language Arts (31.1%), Reading (30.8%), and Science (35.3%) were below the state averages. The school's spending per student was $9,863 in the 2018-2019 school year.

One area of strength for Dequeen Middle School is its mathematics proficiency, which consistently outperforms the state averages. However, the school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 76.68% to 85.52% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past three school years. Addressing these challenges and improving performance in core subject areas could be a focus for the school's improvement efforts.

354
Students ?
14.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,495
Per pupil spending ?
77.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1803 W. Coulter Drive
       De Queen, AR  71832

(870) 642-2428

District: De Queen School District


Students who attend Dequeen Middle School usually attend:

High:    Dequeen High School

Feeder schools for Dequeen Middle School:

Elementary:    Dequeen Elementary School
    Dequeen Primary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.2%
White:
30.8%
Pacific Islander:
5.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025
Strengths
✓Above the Arkansas median (58th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
District avg40%
Arkansas avg36%
136th of 324
Arkansas public middle schools ?
Top 42%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From top 36% (2015) to top 42% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
89th of 250De Queen 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
202554.8136 of 32458.0%★★★☆☆
202462.594 of 33571.9%★★★★☆
202377.853 of 33083.9%★★★★☆
202274.265 of 31879.6%★★★★☆
202165.997 of 33070.6%★★★★☆
201970.576 of 31976.2%★★★★☆
201873.466 of 31879.2%★★★★☆
201763.7111 of 31564.8%★★★☆☆
201664.996 of 31269.2%★★★☆☆
201558.699 of 27564.0%★★★☆☆
201469.477 of 28072.5%★★★★☆
201370.477 of 27872.3%★★★★☆
201266.688 of 26566.8%★★★☆☆
201163.7102 of 26461.4%★★★☆☆
201059.5117 of 25453.9%★★★☆☆
200961.596 of 24060.0%★★★☆☆
200857.2105 of 22352.9%★★★☆☆
200751.8123 of 22545.3%★★☆☆☆
200643.0136 of 20634.0%★★☆☆☆
200528.2167 of 20819.7%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics51%+12 vs state
Science35%-3 vs state
English Language Arts31%-4 vs state
Reading31%-4 vs state

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Students at Dequeen Middle School are 58% Hispanic, 31% White, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Students who attend Dequeen Middle School usually go on to attend Dequeen High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Dequeen Middle School.

Dequeen Middle School ranks 136th of 324 Arkansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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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