Dora Kimmons Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 753 students
William O. Darby Middle School
616 N 14th St, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
711
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Fort Smith School District
Sebastian County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 198 Arkansas middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Arkansas middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About William O. Darby Middle School
William O. Darby Middle School is a public middle school in Fort Smith, Arkansas, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Fort Smith School District. The school is located in a small city in Sebastian County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 711 students were enrolled, with about 12.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Arkansas middle school (13.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 198 Arkansas middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 711 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Fort Smith School District
- County
- Sebastian County
- NCES school ID
- 050633000360
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.