Helen Tyson Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 7 · Springdale, Arkansas

Helen Tyson Middle School in Springdale, Arkansas enrolled 676 students in 2024-25 with 50.7 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Arkansas middle-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 33% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 46% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

786 students in 2022-23, 675 students in 2023-24, 676 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 57.9 to 50.7.

Students enrolled at Helen Tyson Middle School by school year2022-23: 786, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 67602004006008002022-237862023-246752024-25676
Students enrolled at Helen Tyson Middle School by school year2022-23: 786, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 67602004006008002022-237862023-246752024-25676
Students enrolled at Helen Tyson Middle School by school year2022-23: 786, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 67602004006008002022-237862023-246752024-25676
Students enrolled at Helen Tyson Middle School by school year2022-23: 786, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 67602004006008002022-237862023-246752024-25676
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378657.913.6
2023-2467552.912.8
2024-2567650.713.3

13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 Arkansas middle schools

Among the 204 Arkansas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; This school 13.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; This school 13.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; This school 13.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; This school 13.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 382 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Helen Tyson Middle School enrolled 763 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 85 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 382 of the 763 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions85
  • Chronically absent12.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.0% of students were Hispanic, 21.6% White, 13.5% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic58.0%
  2. White21.6%
  3. Pacific Islander13.5%
  4. Two or more races2.8%
  5. Black2.1%
  6. Asian1.6%
  7. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Helen Tyson Middle School scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArkansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2233%37%39.9%
Math, 2022-2346%38% (2021-22)38.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Springdale

4 public middle schools in Springdale report 2024-25 enrollment; Helen Tyson Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hellstern Middle School84916.431.6%
Helen Tyson Middle School67613.366.3%
Sonora Middle School66814.670.2%
J. O. Kelly Middle School66313.478.3%

All public schools in Springdale →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Helen Tyson Middle School

  1. Hellstern Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 849 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  2. J. O. Kelly Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.8 miles away: 663 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  3. Compare Helen Tyson Middle School with Hellstern Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Springdale School District spends per student$12,146 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,146
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasHelen Tyson Middle School is the number 46 by size of 204 Arkansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#46 of 204
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 13.9 for middle schools.13.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Helen Tyson Middle School

  1. How many students attend Helen Tyson Middle School?
    676 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 786 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Springdale, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Helen Tyson Middle School?
    13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for middle schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Helen Tyson Middle School a Title I school?
    Helen Tyson Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Helen Tyson Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Helen Tyson Middle School scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Arkansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Helen Tyson Middle School in?
    Springdale School District, NCES district ID 0512660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 051266000237 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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