WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Regular School · FORT SMITH, AR

WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in FORT SMITH, Arkansas, serving grades 06–08 with 711 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

711

Teachers (FTE)

56.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	353	50%
White	212	30%
Two or more races	69	10%
Black or African American	63	9%
Asian	9	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Total enrollment	711	381M / 330F

English Language Learners: 173 (24% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20.0% -17.1pp	37.1%	690
Reading Proficiency	30.0% -6.8pp	36.8%	689
Science Proficiency	22.0%	—	690

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (1)

11 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

48 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

190

26.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

268

37.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	711	100%

Contact & Location

616 NORTH 14TH STREET

FORT SMITH, AR 72901

Phone: (479)783-4159

http://www.fortsmithschools.org

District

FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,870

District enrollment: 14,291

Other Schools in District

BALLMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BEARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BONNEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CARNALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CAVANAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ELMER H. COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
EUPER LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 72901) → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

050633000360

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD