WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOL (FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT SCH DIST.), Arkansas - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a Middle in FORT SMITH, AR. It currently serves 720 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT School District and all schools in Arkansas.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:720
Number of Teachers: 50
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.50

Location Info

Location: 616 N 14TH ST, FORT SMITH, AR 72901
Mailing Address: 616 N 14TH ST, FORT SMITH, AR 72901
Phone: (479)783-4159
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 231
Grade 7 249
Grade 8 240
Gender/Sex of WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 378 52.50
Female 342 47.50
Race/Ethnicity Demography of WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 0.83
Asian 13 1.81
Black or African American 72 10.00
Hispanic/Latino 359 49.86
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.14
Two or more races 57 7.92
White 212 29.44
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.53
Asian 6 1.59
Black or African American 32 8.47
Hispanic/Latino 197 52.12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.27
Two or more races 26 6.88
White 114 30.16
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 1.17
Asian 7 2.05
Black or African American 40 11.70
Hispanic/Latino 162 47.37
Two or more races 31 9.06
White 98 28.66

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 1.73
Asian 4 1.73
Black or African American 23 9.96
Hispanic/Latino 108 46.75
Two or more races 24 10.39
White 68 29.44
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 7 2.81
Black or African American 23 9.24
Hispanic/Latino 132 53.01
Two or more races 14 5.62
White 73 29.32
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.83
Asian 2 0.83
Black or African American 26 10.83
Hispanic/Latino 119 49.58
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.42
Two or more races 19 7.92
White 71 29.58