Enrollment
287
Middle
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050411005137
ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
12074 HIGHWAY 196, TEXARKANA, AR 71854 · (870) 653-7601 · Miller County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Arkansas public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
94 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 91 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 34% |
| Grade 9 | 97 | 34% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Students here typically continue to
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
45.9%
AR avg 34.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
64.8%
AR avg 38.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.7% | 61.5% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 287 | 32.8% | 56.5% |
| GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL TEXARKANA | 303 | 38.3% | 53.2% |
| HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL BENTON | 298 | 35.9% | 42.5% |
| HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BENTON | 288 | 28.1% | 38.5% |
| BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAUXITE | 413 | 40.0% | 43.5% |
| POTTSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL POTTSVILLE | 412 | 42.5% | 48.3% |
Matched among Arkansas middle 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 ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #15 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #7 of 208 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #36 of 208 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #157 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #109 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.8% | #188 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #188 of 210 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 287 | 19.8 | 14.5:1 | 33% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 20.1 | 13.8:1 | 33% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 19.9 | 13.4:1 | 45% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public middle school in TEXARKANA, Arkansas. In all, 287 students attend the school in grades 7 through 9. That is 38% below the average of about 464 students for middle schools in Arkansas.
GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, has 4 schools and 1,213 students.
Of every 100 students at ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 98 are White. That is higher than the 67% White share among all Miller County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 5%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The school has 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Arkansas is similar, at 13.9:1. In all, 33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 80% average for public schools in Miller County is 47 points.
Among Arkansas public middle schools, ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL outscored 88%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.5% and a predicted 47.6%.
For Miller County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $48,836, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. There are 16 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,217, ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL among them.
GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL sits about 0.3 miles from ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
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Miller County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,360
Census ACS
Median income
$48,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 365 students
- GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 303 students
- GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 258 students
Other schools in TEXARKANA
- ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,092 students
- ARKANSAS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 842 students
- EDWARD D. TRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 473 students
- COLLEGE HILL HARMONY LEADERSHIP ACADEMYElementary · 391 students
- VERA KILPATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 373 students
- GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 365 students
Nearby schools
- GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 303
- GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 365
- GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 258
- FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.5 mi · 514
- PAULETTE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL7.5 mi · 244
- FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL7.5 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 287 students in grades 07-09.
Is ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
How many teachers does ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 98% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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