Best Public Schools in Swifton, AR

Swifton, Arkansas is home to a single middle school, Swifton Middle School, which serves grades 5-7 and has a total enrollment of 198 students. The school is part of the Jackson County School District, which is ranked 58 out of 252 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Swifton Middle School is part of a relatively high-performing school district, the school's own performance metrics are mixed. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 226 out of 335 Arkansas middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science are all below the state and district averages, and its ACT Aspire test scores are also mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others performing significantly below.

Swifton Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (72.73% in 2022-2023), indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's student-teacher ratio is 12.9, which is slightly lower than the state average, and its per-student spending was $9,195 in the 2018-2019 school year, in line with the state average. Overall, the data suggests that Swifton Middle School is a relatively average-performing school within the state of Arkansas, with some areas of strength and some areas of weakness that warrant further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.