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Paulette Smith Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

370 East Red Cut Road, Fouke, AR 71837 · (870) 653-2304 · Part of Fouke School District

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Directions
Students
244
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Paulette Smith Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 53% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fouke kids: Fouke High School

On the path

Where Fouke kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Fouke Elementary School514 students
6–8Paulette Smith Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Fouke High School349 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

370 East Red Cut Road, Fouke

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 670
Grade 788
Grade 886
Enrollment over time
275’20
263’21
265’22
269’23
244’24

Down 11.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Paulette Smith Middle School from Fouke families.

Other schools in Fouke School District

The district →
Fouke Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fouke
B+
514 students16:1
Fouke High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fouke
C+
349 students6:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Fouke’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.