DEQUEEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

DEQUEEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a four-year high school of tight-knit scale in DE QUEEN, Arkansas, run under DE QUEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosting 348 students in grades 8 through 9. That puts it 32% leaner than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 510 students.

DE QUEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,365 students. DEQUEEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, DEQUEEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder comes out to 29% White, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DEQUEEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Sevier County shows the typical household earns roughly $53,527 per year, 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. DEQUEEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Sevier County (combined enrollment of about 3,013 students).

Nearest neighbor: DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around DEQUEEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, DEQUEEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEQUEEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has contracted 5%, going from 365 students in 2018 to 348 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 67% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.