FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the reasonably sized middle schools in FARMINGTON, Arkansas, operated by FARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 680 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 9. That puts it 47% bigger than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 464 students.

FARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,987 students; FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest comes out to 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL records 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 29% of students at FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Washington County's rate of about 58%.

With demographic context factored in, FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Washington County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,639 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,451 students), FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FARMINGTON PRE-KINDERGARTEN CENTER, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 35.0%.

FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 242%: 199 students in 2018 compared to 680 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 85% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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