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If you could change one rule at BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,545
High
DISTRICT 1,957 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050369001676
BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
301 HILL FARM RD, BRYANT, AR 72022 · (501) 653-5136 · Saline County
GRADES 08–09HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,545 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Arkansas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
816 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 763 | 49% |
| Grade 9 | 782 | 51% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
42.0%
AR avg 34.9% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
30.1%
AR avg 38.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% | 27.5% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,545 | 52.8% | 43.0% |
| BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL BRYANT | 2,369 | 48.4% | 25.4% |
| CONWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CONWAY | 1,568 | 48.1% | 45.3% |
| RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RUSSELLVILLE | 1,281 | 56.9% | 33.2% |
| VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL VAN BUREN | 1,232 | 57.9% | 31.4% |
| CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL CONWAY | 2,350 | 41.0% | 31.7% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #30 of 272 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #74 of 132 ▼ 4 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #43 of 280 ▼ 21 | #4 of 7 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,545 | #17 of 310 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #239 of 245 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #28 of 246 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #185 of 273 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,545
+76 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,545 | 92.1 | 16.8:1 | 53% (816) |
| 2023-24 | 1,553 | 98 | 15.9:1 | 46% (721) |
| 2022-23 | 1,634 | 95.5 | 17.1:1 | 51% (829) |
| 2020-21 | 1,469 | 93 | 15.8:1 | 47% (688) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school. Its address is in BRYANT, Arkansas. Enrolled students number 1,545 students, in grades 8 through 9. Enrollment is 203% higher than the average for high schools in Arkansas, which is about 510.
BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT (12 schools, 9,827 students) runs BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Roughly 52% of students at BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL are White. Other groups include 23% Black, 20% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Saline County residents are about 80% White. BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 92.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.8:1. That is 7.9 students per teacher above the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 53%.
Measured against Arkansas public high schools, BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is +2.9 points: 43.0% actual, 40.2% predicted.
Within Saline County, the median household income is $79,046, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Saline County has 32 other public schools.
Nearby, HILL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment grew from 1,469 in 2020-21 to 1,545 in 2024-25.
Discussions about BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,479
Census ACS
Median income
$79,046
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
20,022 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BRYANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,369 students
- BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 785 students
- BRYANT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 774 students
- BETHEL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 762 students
- PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 568 students
- HILL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 562 students
Other schools in BRYANT
- BRYANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,369 students
- BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 785 students
- HILL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 562 students
Nearby schools
- HILL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 562
- PINE HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 753
- BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 2,369
- BRYANT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 774
- BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 785
- BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,545 students in grades 08-09.
What age range does BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 08 through grade 09.
How many students per teacher at BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 52% White, 20% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
BRYANT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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