Elementary school (grades K-5) · Brockwell, AR

Izard County Cons Middle Sch

Federal NCES profile for Izard County Cons Middle Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 050002101233
0/100100/10051/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
61
📋 Attendance
23
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Izard County Cons Middle Sch earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Arkansas median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Arkansas schools.

51
Resource Index · Higher
12.9:1
students per teacher
54.6%
free-lunch eligible
193
students enrolled

Izard County Cons Middle Sch has class sizes near the Arkansas median. Computed live against every Arkansas school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

193

Arkansas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.9:1

vs 13.6:1 Arkansas avg

-5% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

54.6%

vs 59.2% Arkansas avg

-8% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Izard County Cons Middle Sch compares with Arkansas and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:112.9:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Izard County Cons Middle Sch

Izard County Cons Middle Sch is a higher-need, small elementary school in Brockwell, Arkansas, enrolling 193 students.

At 12.9:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Arkansas median, within a few percentage points of the 13.6:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 54.6% lands close to the Arkansas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 193 puts it in the smaller third of Arkansas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,066 scored Arkansas schools.

Against 81 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #50.

Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 8/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 193 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 30.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 28.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. also operates Izard Co. Cons. Elem. School (286 students) and Izard Co. Cons. High School (218 students) alongside Izard County Cons Middle Sch.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Izard County Cons Middle Sch compares

Izard County Cons Middle Sch on the metrics families compare, against Arkansas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arkansas Arkansas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.9:1 ▼ 5% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 54.6% ▼ 8% 59.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 193 top 87% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.9:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
193
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
54.6%
free-lunch eligible - 8% below the Arkansas average of 59.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
12.9:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 41% in Arkansas - lower ratio than 59% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
30.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,896
per pupil, district-wide - above Arkansas avg of $12,251
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 193 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 95.9%
Two or More 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
African American 0.5%

Largest group: White at 95.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 8.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 8.0, Izard County Cons Middle Sch is less mixed than the Arkansas school average of 40.4.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Izard Co. Cons. School Dist., which includes Izard County Cons Middle Sch.

$12,896
Per student
+5%
vs Arkansas
Avg $12,251
-22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 24.9%
State 47.0%
Federal 28.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Izard County Cons Middle Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Izard Co. Cons. Elem. School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Izard Co. Cons. High School Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Izard County Cons Middle Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arkansas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Izard County Cons Middle Sch

How many students attend Izard County Cons Middle Sch?

Izard County Cons Middle Sch has 193 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Brockwell, AR.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Izard County Cons Middle Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Izard County Cons Middle Sch is 12.9:1, which is 5% lower than the Arkansas average of 13.6:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Izard County Cons Middle Sch?

54.6% of students at Izard County Cons Middle Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arkansas average of 59.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Izard County Cons Middle Sch?

The largest demographic group at Izard County Cons Middle Sch is White at 95.9% of enrollment, in Brockwell, AR.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Izard County Cons Middle Sch?

Izard County Cons Middle Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Izard County Cons Middle Sch a good school?

Izard County Cons Middle Sch earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Arkansas median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Arkansas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.?

Besides Izard County Cons Middle Sch, Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. also operates Izard Co. Cons. Elem. School (286 students) and Izard Co. Cons. High School (218 students). See the Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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