Lingle Middle School, Rogers AR - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lingle Middle School

Lingle Middle School serves sixth through eighth graders in the Rogers School District, a fast-growing corner of Northwest Arkansas shaped by the corporate presence of Walmart and a wave of retail and industrial development. The school sits in the city of Rogers, a place that has added population rapidly in recent decades, with new subdivisions, shopping centers, and a second high school built to keep pace. Its housing market is expensive relative to the rest of Arkansas, though comparable to the national average; rents and home values have risen steadily.

Enrollment is in the mid-range for a middle school of this grade band, with a student body that is roughly evenly split between white and Hispanic students and smaller shares of other racial groups. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is typical in a district serving a mix of older neighborhoods and newer development. The school does not report data on special education identification or English learner status, so families who want to understand those supports will need to ask the school directly.

On state assessments, Lingle Middle School’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile among districts in Benton County. That is a genuine strength in a county with many choices. But the pattern inside those results merits a closer look. In both math and English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient or above declines from sixth grade to eighth grade. Sixth graders post higher rates than their older peers do, and eighth graders show the lowest rates. Science proficiency sits in a similar range across grades, without the same sharp drop. A parent may want to discuss with the school how the curriculum and supports change from one grade to the next, and whether the widening gap reflects different cohorts, course difficulty, or something else.

The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate. Data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, course access, and staffing were not available in the sources used here. Lingle also does not advertise specific programs or academies in the available records; the Rogers district as a whole offers multiple high schools, including a New Technology High School, but no comparable program details were found for the middle level. Families interested in specialized offerings, honors pathways, or extracurriculars should confirm directly with the school.

The Rogers area itself is a mix of historic downtown brick streets with a museum and theater scene, auto-oriented retail corridors, and extensive trail connections to the regional NWA Razorback Greenway. The economy is dominated by Walmart’s nearby headquarters and a dense ecosystem of vendors and suppliers, plus manufacturing and tourism. The district has not recently undergone major boundary changes, bond referendums, or curriculum shifts that are publicly visible, though growth has driven the construction of new schools.

For a parent considering Lingle Middle School, the picture is of a school that performs well relative to its county peers, with a notable grade-level trend that bears investigation. Its community context is one of steady growth, above-average housing costs for the state, and a student body that reflects the region’s changing demographics. Without more information on programs, discipline, and student support structures, the school is best understood through its academic results and the basic character of the place where it sits.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 658%

School 58% · District 47% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 749%

School 49% · District 49%

▲ 13 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 837%

School 37% · District 45% · ▼ 8 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 654%

School 54% · District 44% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 746%

School 46% · District 42% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 837%

School 37% · District 41% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Science

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 43% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 747%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 45%

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

This schoolROGERS 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 6Lower-income30%Higher-income56%26 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income30%Higher-income42%13 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income40%Higher-income43%3 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income37%Higher-income62%25 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income42%Higher-income53%11 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income36%Higher-income36%0 pp gap