Arab Junior High School

Arab Junior High School is an intermediate school of reasonably sized scale in Arab, Alabama, part of Arab City, hosting 563 students in grades 6 through 8.

Arab City runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,595 students. Arab Junior High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Arab Junior High School records that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Arab Junior High School shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Marshall County (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Arab Junior High School sits in the top 10% of Alabama schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 52.6%; actual is 71.9%, +19.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Marshall County shows median household earnings sit near $62,571, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Arab Junior High School is one of 37 public schools in Marshall County (combined enrollment of about 19,416 students).

Nearest neighbor: Arab Elementary School, around 1.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Arab Junior High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Arab Junior High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.4%.

Arab Junior High School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Arab Junior High School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 566 (now 563). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 97% to 92%.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.