Kraus Middle School

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

Kraus Middle School in Clarksville, Arkansas enrolled 370 students in 2024-25 with 25.3 full-time teachers, 14.6 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, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

398 students in 2022-23, 371 students in 2023-24, 370 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.1 to 25.3.

Students enrolled at Kraus Middle School by school year2022-23: 398, 2023-24: 371, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-233982023-243712024-25370
Students enrolled at Kraus Middle School by school year2022-23: 398, 2023-24: 371, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-233982023-243712024-25370
Students enrolled at Kraus Middle School by school year2022-23: 398, 2023-24: 371, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-233982023-243712024-25370
Students enrolled at Kraus Middle School by school year2022-23: 398, 2023-24: 371, 2024-25: 37001002003004002022-233982023-243712024-25370
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339828.114.1
2023-2437125.514.5
2024-2537025.314.6

14.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 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; Kraus Middle School 14.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherKraus Middle School 14.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; Kraus Middle School 14.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherKraus Middle School 14.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; Kraus Middle School 14.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherKraus Middle School 14.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; Kraus Middle School 14.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherKraus Middle School 14.6state 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 426 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kraus Middle School enrolled 426 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 426 of the 426 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions22
  • Chronically absent26.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.0% of students were White, 34.9% Hispanic, 7.0% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White50.0%
  2. Hispanic34.9%
  3. Asian7.0%
  4. Two or more races4.9%
  5. Black1.6%
  6. Pacific Islander1.4%
  7. American Indian0.3%

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 Kraus Middle School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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, 2021-2241%40%39.9%
Math, 2022-2344%33% (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.

What to look at next about Kraus Middle School

  1. Lamar Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 5.5 miles away: 294 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
  2. Ozark Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 16 miles away: 266 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
  3. Compare Kraus Middle School with Lamar Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Clarksville School District spends per student$12,127 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,127
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasKraus Middle School is the number 130 by size of 204 Arkansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#130 of 204
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 13.9 for middle schools.14.6:1
  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 Kraus Middle School

  1. How many students attend Kraus Middle School?
    370 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 398 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Clarksville, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Kraus Middle School?
    14.6 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 Kraus Middle School a Title I school?
    Kraus 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 Kraus Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Kraus Middle School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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 Kraus Middle School in?
    Clarksville School District, NCES district ID 0504380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050438000154 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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