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Enrollment
846
Middle
DISTRICT 672 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050306001691
GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
5303 BRIGHT ROAD, BENTONVILLE, AR 72712 · (479) 360-7500 · Benton County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL846 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% 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.
- B+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
15.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
207 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 412 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 434 | 51% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
51.9%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
57.6%
AR avg 38.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 58.6% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 846 | 24.5% | 57.0% |
| LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BENTONVILLE | 723 | 20.1% | 68.3% |
| RUTH BARKER MIDDLE SCHOOL BENTONVILLE | 530 | 29.8% | 58.0% |
| ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL BENTONVILLE | 576 | 17.4% | 60.7% |
| MAUMELLE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL MAUMELLE | 664 | 26.4% | 50.4% |
| VALLEY VIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL JONESBORO | 699 | 30.9% | 51.1% |
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 GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #13 of 207 | #8 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #22 of 208 ▼ 6 | #10 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #13 of 208 ▼ 1 | #8 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 846 | #10 of 217 | #3 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #138 of 188 | #10 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #63 of 188 | #9 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #203 of 210 | #14 of 20 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
846
+67 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 846 | 54.2 | 15.6:1 | 24% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 906 | 55.8 | 16.3:1 | 22% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 887 | 54.3 | 16.3:1 | 25% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 779 | 58 | 13.4:1 | 28% (215) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Located in BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment middle-grades school. The school covers grades 7 through 8 and reported 846 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 82% larger than the 464-student average for middle schools in Arkansas.
GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL falls under BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 24 schools enrolling 19,575 students.
Of every 100 students at GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 63 are White. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among Benton County residents, the White share is about 60%. The diversity index for GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 15.6:1. Middle schools in Arkansas have an average ratio of 13.9:1. By family income, 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Benton County average 37%.
GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Arkansas public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 50.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.0%.
Census data for Benton County show median household income comes to about $93,506, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 88 public schools in the county, enrolling about 57,071, GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, VAUGHN ELEMENTARY, is about 1.8 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 67 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 15.6 students per teacher, compared with 13.4 in 2020-21.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,632
Census ACS
Median income
$93,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
57,071 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BENTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,579 students
- BENTONVILLE WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,661 students
- CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARYElementary · 725 students
- LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 723 students
- J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 718 students
- EVENING STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 716 students
Other schools in BENTONVILLE
- ARKANSAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY HIGHCombined · 4,575 students
- BENTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,579 students
- BENTONVILLE WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,661 students
- LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 723 students
- J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 718 students
- EVENING STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 716 students
Nearby schools
- VAUGHN ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 647
- BENTONVILLE WEST HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 2,661
- CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY2.5 mi · 725
- HOPE ACADEMY OF NWA ELEMENTARY3.1 mi · 25
- CREEKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL3.3 mi · 635
- OSAGE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 846 students in grades 07-08.
Is GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 63% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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