The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in Math. The lowest is 31% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Dequeen Middle School
De Queen Middle School serves sixth and seventh graders in the DeQueen School District, a small Arkansas district in Sevier County. The school is located in the city of De Queen, a railroad-founded community that serves as the county seat. The town has a commercial historic district, a poultry industry presence in the surrounding county, and a campus of Cossatot Community College. The population is majority Hispanic or Latino, with a substantial share of households speaking a language other than English at home. Housing values and rents are relatively low. The town's population has been declining slowly in recent years, and no major new development projects were identified in publicly reported sources. The district brief found little in the way of recent parent-relevant changes to note.
The student body at De Queen Middle School is large for a two-grade middle school. The majority of students identify as Hispanic, with a substantial White minority and smaller shares of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Black, multiracial, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the records reviewed.
On the Arkansas state assessments, administered as the ATLAS, the school's results show a split across subjects. In math, roughly half of students in both sixth and seventh grade scored at the proficient level or above, which positions the school above the midpoint among the districts in Sevier County on an overall proficiency index that combines subjects and grades. In science, a smaller but still substantial share of students met the proficiency bar. In English language arts, however, the proficiency rate was notably lower, with roughly three in ten students scoring proficient or above in both grades. A parent or guardian may want to look into this further with the school to understand how literacy instruction is structured and what supports are available for students who are below grade level in reading.
Because the school serves only sixth and seventh grade, it does not have a graduation rate to report. This is a standard feature of a middle school, not a missing metric.
The community setting is a small town with a mix of residential and commercial uses, highway-oriented corridors, and a traditional downtown grid. The median home value is low relative to state and national benchmarks, and the median gross rent is also low. The local economy includes significant employment in poultry processing, healthcare, retail, and education. The town's young median age and the share of households with children suggest ongoing demand for school services even as the overall population edges downward.
The school offers no special programs or pathways that were documented in the available data, such as magnet or career-focused tracks. It is not a charter school. Whether it offers any enrichment or elective courses beyond the core academic subjects was not specified in the records reviewed. Families interested in specific program offerings or extracurricular activities at the middle school level should contact the school directly for details.
For a family considering De Queen, this is a school where math performance is a relative strength compared to other districts in Sevier County, while English language arts proficiency is an area where results are weaker. The school serves a diverse student body in a small-town Arkansas setting with a slowly declining population and affordable housing. The middle grades are a short bridge to the district's high school, and the absence of detailed data on special populations or program offerings means that families with students who have specific learning needs or interests may want to ask the school about available support and enrichment before enrolling.
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