Helen Tyson Middle School
3304 South 40th Springdale AR, 72762, Washington County Phone: 479-750-8720 Ranking:  (510 out of 800, bottom 36%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 7 School District: Springdale School District 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: | 58 | 57 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 698 | 681 | 1,038 | 980 | 965 | 900 | 812 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 359 | 51.4% | 340 | 49.9% | 525 | 50.6% | 516 | 52.7% | 496 | 51.4% | 452 | 50.2% | 423 | 52.1% |
| Grade 7: | 339 | 48.6% | 341 | 50.1% | 513 | 49.4% | 464 | 47.3% | 469 | 48.6% | 448 | 49.8% | 389 | 47.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 340 | 48.7% | 359 | 52.7% | 542 | 52.2% | 531 | 54.2% | 482 | 49.9% | 444 | 49.3% | 421 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 358 | 51.3% | 322 | 47.3% | 496 | 47.8% | 449 | 45.8% | 483 | 50.1% | 448 | 49.8% | 387 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 15 | 2.1% | 16 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.5% | 21 | 2.2% | 74 | 8.2% | 50 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic: | 340 | 48.7% | 334 | 49.0% | 506 | 48.7% | 461 | 47.0% | 452 | 46.8% | 398 | 44.2% | 374 | 46.1% |
| Black: | 15 | 2.1% | 18 | 2.6% | 27 | 2.6% | 28 | 2.9% | 20 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.2% | 18 | 2.2% |
| White: | 258 | 37.0% | 258 | 37.9% | 376 | 36.2% | 378 | 38.6% | 386 | 40.0% | 413 | 45.9% | 367 | 45.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 49 | 7.0% | 36 | 5.3% | 94 | 9.1% | 77 | 7.9% | 63 | 6.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.1% | 14 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 432 | 61.9% | 393 | 57.7% | 655 | 63.1% | 604 | 61.6% | 586 | 60.7% | 488 | 54.2% | 426 | 52.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 10.5% | 65 | 9.5% | 92 | 8.9% | 86 | 8.8% | 79 | 8.2% | 85 | 9.4% | 79 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.07 | 11.91 | 15.24 | 14.65 | 14.40 | 15.00 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 59% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 58% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 63% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62% | 67% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 71% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 75% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72% | 73% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 45% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 57% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 68% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 76% | 80% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 75% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 75% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 53% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 63% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 54% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 52% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | N/A | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 64% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 79% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 24% | 31% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 37% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 51% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 44% | 41% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 53% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 81% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 77% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 85% | 80% |
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* Helen Tyson Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.