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Butterfield Trail Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

310 North 11 St, Van Buren, AR 72956 · (479) 474-6838 · Part of Van Buren School District

Van Buren’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
557
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Butterfield Trail Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 51% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Next stop for Van Buren kids: Van Buren High School

On the path

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

K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Butterfield Trail Middle SchoolYou are here
10–12Van Buren High School1,232 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

310 North 11 St, Van Buren

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6186
Grade 7193
Grade 8178
Enrollment over time
574’20
636’21
613’22
558’23
557’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Hispanic 31%Two or more races 8%Black 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Butterfield Trail Middle School from Van Buren families.

Other schools in Van Buren School District

The district →
James R. Tate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Van Buren
C
459 students18:1
King Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Van Buren
B+
437 students15:1
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
C+
466 students18:1
Oliver Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
A−
441 students18:1
Parkview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
A
437 students19:1
Rena Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
A
414 students19:1

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; Van Buren’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.