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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050828000549
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET
1218 COBB STREET, JONESBORO, AR 72401 · (870) 933-5825 · Craighead County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- B+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
636 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 113 | 18% |
This year's 1st grade class (104) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (113).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
44.9%
AR avg 34.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
45.6%
AR avg 38.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.8% | 42.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 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 INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET this school | 636 | 100.0% | 42.5% |
| VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET JONESBORO | 731 | 100.0% | 40.2% |
| RIVERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILSON | 675 | 100.0% | 35.2% |
| STAR CITY JIMMY BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STAR CITY | 679 | 99.9% | 27.6% |
| PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUTTGART | 641 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MCGEHEE | 547 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary 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 INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Craighead County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #154 of 461 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #167 of 465 ▼ 10 | #3 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #117 of 465 ▲ 71 | #4 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #55 of 531 | #6 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #414 of 480 | #20 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #56 of 480 | #4 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #50 of 513 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.7% | #19 of 138 | #1 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
636
+20 (+3%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 636 | 34.2 | 18.6:1 | 100% (636) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 34 | 18.3:1 | 100% (622) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 32.5 | 19.8:1 | 100% (642) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 100% (616) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 27.1 | 18.4:1 | 82% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 39% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 48% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 20 | 19.2:1 | 53% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 21 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET.
About INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET is an elementary school located in JONESBORO, Arkansas, in Craighead County. Students in grades 1 through 6 attend, and enrollment is 636 students. The school's enrollment is 52% above the 418 average for elementary schools in Arkansas.
The district for INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET is JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 10 schools and 6,762 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET. The largest is White students, at 48%. The remaining shares are 29% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Craighead County's population at about 72%. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 34.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.6:1. This ratio sits 2.7 above the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Craighead County is 67%.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of Arkansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Arkansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 22.7%. INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET posts 42.5%, 19.8 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Craighead County census figures show that the median household income is $59,548, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 37 public schools in Craighead County, enrolling about 20,332 students in all.
THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL is located about 0.6 miles from INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET. The five-mile area around INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 42.5% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment climbed 3% from its 2020-21 level of 616. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.8:1 to 18.6:1.
The INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Craighead County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,249
Census ACS
Median income
$59,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
20,332 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT
- THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,505 students
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNETElementary · 731 students
- ANNIE CAMP JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 701 students
- HEALTH WELLNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAGNETElementary · 633 students
- MATH & SCIENCE MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 499 students
Other schools in JONESBORO
- THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,505 students
- NETTLETON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,054 students
- VALLEY VIEW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 756 students
- VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNETElementary · 731 students
Nearby schools
- THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,505
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER0.6 mi · 315
- KINDERGARTEN CENTER0.7 mi · 485
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 765
- VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET0.9 mi · 731
- LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL1.2 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNETHow large is INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET?
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET enrolls approximately 636 students in grades 01-06.
What age range does INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET serve?
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET serves students from grade 01 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET.
What is the racial breakdown of students at INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET?
At INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET, the student body is approximately 48% White, 14% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET public or private?
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET is a public K-12 school, overseen by JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.