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Midland School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Arkansas for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 240 students in Midland School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Arkansas.
Public Middle School in Midland School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Arkansas public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Arkansas public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AR)
# Schools
2 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
455 Students
147,541 Students
# Teachers
70 Teachers
13,335 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
7:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Midland School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 258 school districts in Arkansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#161 out of 259 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
36%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
3%
14%
% Black
1%
19%
% White
94%
59%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,299 is higher than the state median of $13,132. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,455 is higher than the state median of $13,043. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$6,371 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$6,327 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,299
$13,132
Spending / Student
$15,455
$13,043
Best Midland School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Midland High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
741 Main St
Pleasant Plains, AR 72568
(501) 345-2610
Pleasant Plains, AR 72568
(501) 345-2610
Grades: 7-12
| 240 students
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