Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUNCTION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050834000557
JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
200 WEST HOLLY STREET, JUNCTION CITY, AR 71749 · (870) 899-4043 · Union County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
12.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
244 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within JUNCTION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
23.9%
AR avg 34.9% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
AR avg 38.9% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.9% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 28.8% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 356 | 68.5% | 27.9% |
| MONTICELLO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL MONTICELLO | 361 | 66.5% | 37.7% |
| MONTICELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MONTICELLO | 408 | 69.9% | N/A |
| ENGLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLAND | 350 | 72.9% | 26.4% |
| MARKED TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARKED TREE | 309 | 73.8% | 23.5% |
| IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONWAY | 384 | 70.3% | 40.0% |
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 JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #324 of 461 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #338 of 465 ▼ 34 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #355 of 465 ▼ 21 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #337 of 531 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #13 of 480 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #195 of 480 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #300 of 513 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #119 of 138 | N/A |
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
356
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 356 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 69% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 68% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 26.4 | 14.5:1 | 70% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 63% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 20.4 | 17.0:1 | 40% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 75% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 21 | 12.7:1 | 65% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 48% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 33 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in JUNCTION CITY, Arkansas. The school counted 356 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6.
The district, JUNCTION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 673 students enrolled across 2 schools.
About 57% of the student body at JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Other students are 37% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Native American. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Arkansas, 16.0:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 69%.
Among Arkansas public elementary schools, JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 24%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Arkansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 6.4 points below predicted: 27.9% against 34.4%.
Census data for Union County show median household income comes to about $55,259, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,933, JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Measured in a straight line, Northeast Claiborne Charter is about 0.1 miles from JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
A 3% rise took enrollment from 344 in 2020-21 to 356 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.3:1) than in 2020-21 (15.6:1).
JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,900
Census ACS
Median income
$55,259
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,933 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JUNCTION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 317 students
Other Junction City Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Junction City Elementary. JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Junction City Elementary SchoolJunction City, KY · 457 students
- Junction City Elementary SchoolJunction City, OH · 419 students
- Junction City ElementaryJunction City, CA · 65 students
Nearby schools
- Northeast Claiborne Charter0.1 mi · 205
- JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 317
- Summerfield High School9.5 mi · 258
- PARKERS CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.1 mi · 491
- PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL10.1 mi · 356
- EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL12.5 mi · 1,235
Frequently asked questions
About JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 356 students in grades KG-06.
Is JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 57% White, 37% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of JUNCTION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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