Randall G Lynch Middle School, Farmington AR

Original Research by School Decision on Randall G Lynch Middle School

Randall G Lynch Middle School serves students in grades four through six in Farmington, Arkansas, as part of the Farmington School District. The school’s enrollment is moderate for a middle-school grade band, with students spread across each grade level. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic students, students who identify as two or more races, and Black students, and very small numbers of Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a substantial share that gives a sense of the economic diversity within the school.

State testing results from Arkansas’s ATLAS assessments show a mixed academic picture across subjects and grades. In fourth grade, a solid majority of students met the proficiency benchmark in English language arts, and a similar share did so in math; in science, the share was notably higher. By fifth grade, proficiency rates in both math and English language arts were lower, with English language arts showing a particular dip. Sixth graders posted results that improved over the fifth-grade numbers in English language arts and science, while math proficiency declined further compared with earlier grades. On balance, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint among districts in Washington County, indicating that it performs moderately well relative to its neighbors. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism and other attendance data were not available in the provided records, and no information on program offerings, discipline, or staffing was included.

Farmington itself is a bedroom community west of Fayetteville, part of the rapidly growing Northwest Arkansas metro area. It has been characterized as a place with “country living with urban conveniences,” and its recent growth has been among the fastest in Washington County. The built environment is auto-oriented, with no fixed-route transit, and commercial activity is concentrated along Main Street. Housing values in the area are notably above the state benchmark, and rents reflect a similar pattern, making this a relatively higher-cost market within Arkansas. The city’s civic life centers on Creekside Park and seasonal events like the Fall Festival and Christmas Parade. The Farmington School District operates separate campuses for each grade band, and Lynch Middle School sits among them. The district brief turned up no lasting parent-relevant changes such as referendums or curriculum shifts in recent years.

For a family considering this school, it offers a moderate-sized environment in a growing suburban community with a largely white student population and a meaningful share of students from lower-income households. Academic results are strongest in the earliest grade served here, with some softening by fifth and sixth grade, particularly in math. A parent may want to discuss with the school how they support students whose performance trails the fourth-grade baseline, especially in math and fifth-grade English language arts. The school’s position relative to other Washington County districts is broadly in the middle-to-upper range, not a standout but a solid performer. The absence of program and course-access details means a family interested in electives, enrichment, or specialized services should seek that information directly from the school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 645%

School 45% · District 45%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 40%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Science

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

This schoolFARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income45%21 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income27%Higher-income57%30 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income63%34 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income22%Higher-income48%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income53%24 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income28%Higher-income62%34 pp gap