Summary:
In zip code 71646, there is one middle school, Hamburg Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 344 students in the Hamburg School District, a community where 68.6% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Hamburg Middle School shows a striking contrast in academic performance. The school's standout achievement is in Algebra, where 57.7% of students scored proficient or above in the 2025-2026 school year, dramatically outperforming both the district average of 25.4% and the state average of 36.9%. This success has been consistent for two years, suggesting a strong advanced math program. However, in all other core subjects—English Language Arts (24.3%), Reading (27.3%), Mathematics (34.2%), and Science (34.5%)—the school significantly trails the state averages by 10 to 15 percentage points. The only other bright spot is 8th-grade Science, where 43% proficiency matches the state average.
Grade-level data reveals important trends. Mathematics proficiency drops sharply from 41.7% in 7th grade to just 22.2% in 8th grade, indicating a potential challenge in the 8th-grade math curriculum. Conversely, Science scores improve steadily from 22.1% in 6th grade to 43% in 8th grade. Reading and ELA scores remain consistently low across all grades. The school maintains a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1 and spends $11,596 per student. The district overall ranks 188th out of 251 in Arkansas (25th percentile, 1-star rating), and the school's Algebra success is particularly noteworthy given the high-poverty context of the community.
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