Summary:
In zip code 71635, there is one middle school, Crossett Middle School, serving grades 5 through 8 with 445 students in the Crossett, Arkansas area.
Crossett Middle School is part of the Crossett School District, which ranks in the bottom quarter of Arkansas districts. The school itself has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Arkansas middle schools, though it showed a notable improvement in its state ranking from the 10th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 22nd percentile in 2025-2026. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 64% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Spending per student is $11,515, and the student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.
The most significant finding is a dramatic year-over-year improvement in test scores from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, with proficiency rates roughly doubling in English Language Arts (from 15.8% to 27.1%), Reading (from 17.4% to 29.1%), and Science (from 18.7% to 29.1%). Despite this progress, the school still trails state averages in all subjects. A notable pattern is a "7th grade dip," where 7th graders score significantly lower than other grades across all subjects—for example, only 15.6% of 7th graders are proficient in Mathematics compared to 35.8% of 8th graders. The school's test scores are consistently below the district average, suggesting it is the weakest performing school in the Crossett School District. However, 8th graders are the closest to state averages, particularly in Mathematics where they nearly match the state proficiency rate.
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