William O. Darby Jr. High Sch. Middle School
616 North 14th St Fort Smith AR, 72901, Sebastian County Phone: 479-783-4159 Ranking:  (730 out of 800, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9 School District: Fort Smith Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 48 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 56 | 57 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 608 | 587 | 622 | 595 | 579 | 561 | 586 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 191 | 31.4% | 195 | 33.2% | 205 | 33.0% | 197 | 33.1% | 194 | 33.5% | 189 | 33.7% | 186 | 31.7% |
| Grade 8: | 209 | 34.4% | 197 | 33.6% | 191 | 30.7% | 194 | 32.6% | 204 | 35.2% | 174 | 31.0% | 199 | 34.0% |
| Grade 9: | 208 | 34.2% | 195 | 33.2% | 226 | 36.3% | 204 | 34.3% | 181 | 31.3% | 198 | 35.3% | 201 | 34.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 312 | 51.3% | 306 | 52.1% | 328 | 52.7% | 296 | 49.7% | 285 | 49.2% | 276 | 49.2% | 302 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 296 | 48.7% | 281 | 47.9% | 294 | 47.3% | 299 | 50.3% | 294 | 50.8% | 277 | 49.4% | 280 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 19 | 3.1% | 18 | 3.1% | 17 | 2.7% | 20 | 3.4% | 13 | 2.2% | 17 | 3.0% | 16 | 2.7% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.5% | 13 | 2.2% | 24 | 3.9% | 24 | 4.0% | 26 | 4.5% | 30 | 5.3% | 28 | 4.8% |
| Hispanic: | 308 | 50.7% | 274 | 46.7% | 267 | 42.9% | 262 | 44.0% | 251 | 43.4% | 207 | 36.9% | 204 | 34.8% |
| Black: | 73 | 12.0% | 78 | 13.3% | 113 | 18.2% | 99 | 16.6% | 120 | 20.7% | 149 | 26.6% | 152 | 25.9% |
| White: | 165 | 27.1% | 171 | 29.1% | 180 | 28.9% | 177 | 29.7% | 169 | 29.2% | 158 | 28.2% | 186 | 31.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 5.1% | 32 | 5.5% | 21 | 3.4% | 13 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 543 | 89.3% | 503 | 85.7% | 524 | 84.2% | 508 | 85.4% | 495 | 85.5% | 476 | 84.8% | 483 | 82.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 6.4% | 49 | 8.3% | 54 | 8.7% | 44 | 7.4% | 45 | 7.8% | 34 | 6.1% | 61 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.62 | 11.98 | 13.30 | 12.75 | 10.92 | 10.00 | 10.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 53% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 51% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 53% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 54% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 59% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 65% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 61% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 74% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 77% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 42% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36% | 52% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 57% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 60% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 67% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 72% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 29% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 38% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 23% | 39% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 36% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 39% | 41% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 60% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 63% | 66% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 61% | 63% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 68% | 71% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 75% | 76% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 74% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 79% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 74% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 35% | 33% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 41% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 52% | 47% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 54% | 56% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 58% | 62% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 62% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 59% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 67% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62% | 65% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 39% | 58% | 65% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 38% | 58% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 59% | 67% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 67% | 69% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 67% | 75% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60% | 75% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 71% | 78% | 80% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77% | 78% | 77% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 56% | 60% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 89% | 61% | 59% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 58% | 60% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 63% | 66% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 64% | 69% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 72% | 73% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 75% | 76% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 90% | 71% | 72% |
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* William O. Darby Jr. High Sch. Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.