Middle Schools in Lakeside School Dist(Chicot)

The Lakeside School Dist(Chicot) in Arkansas has only one middle school, Lakeside Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school has consistently underperformed compared to state averages, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Arkansas middle schools over the past 3 years with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakeside Middle School's proficiency rates in core academic subjects like ATLAS/English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science are significantly below the state averages, often by 10-20 percentage points. The school's performance on ACT Aspire assessments is also well below the state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 11.9% to 59.4% across different subject areas and grade levels, compared to the state averages of 37.9% to 75.1%. Additionally, the school serves a 100% free and reduced-lunch student population, indicating a high-poverty student body.

Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $11,213 for the 2018-2019 school year, the academic performance remains significantly below the state averages. This raises questions about the effective allocation and utilization of these resources to support student learning and achievement. The Lakeside School Dist(Chicot) as a whole is ranked 182 out of 252 districts in Arkansas, suggesting that the challenges faced by Lakeside Middle School may be reflective of broader district-level issues that need to be addressed.