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What's something HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
803
Middle
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050789000514
HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY
120 CHESTNUT, HOT SPRINGS, AR 71913 · (501) 624-5228 · Garland County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL803 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Arkansas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.4:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
802 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 280 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 269 | 33% |
| Grade 9 | 254 | 32% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY→HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
23.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
22.7%
AR avg 38.9% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 up about 4 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.3% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 23.6% | 18.5% |
% 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY
HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY this school | 803 | 99.9% | 26.6% |
| DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL JONESBORO | 765 | 100.0% | 26.9% |
| ANNIE CAMP JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL JONESBORO | 701 | 100.0% | 25.6% |
| NORTH LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 1,036 | 100.0% | 19.9% |
| NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL NASHVILLE | 398 | 99.2% | 37.2% |
| NORTH LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL 6TH GRADE CAMPUS NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 548 | 100.0% | 18.1% |
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 HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Garland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #164 of 207 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #173 of 208 ▲ 6 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #162 of 208 ▼ 3 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 803 | #15 of 217 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #106 of 188 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #2 of 188 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.9% | #36 of 210 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +60.3% | #1 of 61 | N/A |
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
803
+32 (+4%) vs 2020
+194% since 1990-91, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 803 | 55.7 | 14.4:1 | 100% (802) |
| 2023-24 | 795 | 58.6 | 13.6:1 | 100% (795) |
| 2022-23 | 815 | 60.9 | 13.4:1 | 100% (815) |
| 2020-21 | 771 | 53 | 14.6:1 | 100% (771) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 43 | 11.6:1 | 59% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 48 | 10.6:1 | 72% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 41 | 12.1:1 | 78% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 913 | 98 | 9.3:1 | 67% (608) |
| 1990-91 | 273 | 18 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY.
About HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY
Families in HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas, are served by HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY, a high-enrollment middle school. The school had 803 students in grades 7 through 9 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Arkansas is about 464, so this school runs 73% above that.
HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT has 6 schools; together they serve 3,576 students.
At HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY, the largest share of students is Black, at 35%. After that, the student body is 30% White, 24% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Census figures show Garland County is about 8% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 at HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY, with 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. Compared with the 72% average for public schools in Garland County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY a C. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY's lunch-eligibility share in Arkansas is predicted to score 22.7%. HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY scores 26.6%, 3.9 points above that line.
Federal survey data for Garland County show that the median household income is $57,181, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 28 public schools in Garland County, enrolling about 14,391 students in all.
Nearby, HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment rise, from 771 in 2020-21 to 803 in 2024-25.
The HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Garland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,035
Census ACS
Median income
$57,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
14,391 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 759 students
- MAIN STREET VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 647 students
- LANGSTON ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 504 students
- OAKLAWN STEM MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 452 students
- PARK MAGNET AN IB PYP WORLD CLASS SCHOOLElementary · 411 students
Other schools in HOT SPRINGS
- LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,107 students
- HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 759 students
- LAKESIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 721 students
- MAIN STREET VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 647 students
- LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 583 students
- LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 581 students
Nearby schools
- HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 759
- OAKLAWN STEM MAGNET SCHOOL0.6 mi · 452
- MAIN STREET VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOL0.8 mi · 647
- PARK MAGNET AN IB PYP WORLD CLASS SCHOOL1.0 mi · 411
- LANGSTON ELEMENTARY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY MAGNET SCHOOL2.5 mi · 504
- LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL3.8 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMYHow large is HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY?
HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY enrolls approximately 803 students in grades 07-09.
Is HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
How many teachers does HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY have?
HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY?
At HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 30% White, 24% Hispanic, 35% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY?
HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY is overseen by HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT in Garland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.