JESSIEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in JESSIEVILLE, Arkansas, JESSIEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a minimally staffed 6-8 campus, part of JESSIEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 182 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 61% leaner than the state mean of about 464.

JESSIEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by JESSIEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 791 students overall.

Demographically, JESSIEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, JESSIEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 98% of students at JESSIEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Garland County (around 72%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, JESSIEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.9%, the actual is 35.9%, a residual of +13.0 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Garland County put median household earnings sit near $57,181, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Garland County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,391 students), JESSIEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JESSIEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JESSIEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. JESSIEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 25% since 2018, when it stood at 242 (now 182).

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