Enrollment
317
High
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUNCTION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050834000558
JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL
500 NORTH ELM STREET, JUNCTION CITY, AR 71749 · (870) 899-4048 · Union County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Arkansas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
4.7:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
221 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 42 | 13% |
Student demographics
52%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within JUNCTION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
22.0%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
26.2%
AR avg 38.9% . -6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 22 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.6% | 33.0% |
% 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
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 HIGH SCHOOL
JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 317 | 69.7% | 21.8% |
| ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL ENGLAND | 272 | 70.2% | 22.9% |
| FORDYCE HIGH SCHOOL FORDYCE | 321 | 73.8% | 14.2% |
| MARKED TREE HIGH SCHOOL MARKED TREE | 228 | 72.4% | 30.4% |
| ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL ASHDOWN | 382 | 68.3% | 17.7% |
| GOSNELL HIGH SCHOOL GOSNELL | 567 | 73.2% | 32.3% |
Matched among Arkansas high 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 HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #214 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #87 of 132 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #222 of 280 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #169 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 4.7:1 | #20 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #85 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #120 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #120 of 133 |
Ranked against other public high 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
317
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
4.7:1
was 7.0:1
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 | 317 | 67 | 4.7:1 | 70% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 57.4 | 5.4:1 | 67% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 40.9 | 7.8:1 | 68% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 44 | 7.0:1 | 58% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 32.6 | 10.0:1 | 39% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 30 | 11.4:1 | 64% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 31 | 9.1:1 | 57% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 33 | 9.5:1 | 25% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 14 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL.
About JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL
In JUNCTION CITY, Arkansas, part of Union County, JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school. It had 317 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 12. High schools in Arkansas average about 510 students, which makes this school 38% below average.
JUNCTION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 2 schools and 673 students, including JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL.
About 51% of the student body at JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL is White. Other groups include 47% Black. By comparison, Union County residents are about 62% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 67 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 4.7:1. Statewide, high schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1. JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL lands at C-, ahead of 21% of Arkansas public high schools.
The model predicts 33.9% for a school in Arkansas with JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL posts 21.8%.
The county, Union County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $55,259, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 6,933 students.
The closest school to JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL is Northeast Claiborne Charter, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 317, starting from 310. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (4.7:1) than in 2020-21 (7.0:1).
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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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 356 students
Other schools in JUNCTION CITY
- JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 356 students
Other Junction City High schools
One other US public school is named Junction City High. JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Junction City High SchoolJunction City, OR · 525 students
Nearby schools
- Northeast Claiborne Charter0.0 mi · 205
- JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 356
- Summerfield High School9.4 mi · 258
- PARKERS CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 491
- PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL10.2 mi · 356
- EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL12.6 mi · 1,235
Frequently asked questions
About JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL?
JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 07-12.
Is JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 4.7:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 51% White, 2% Hispanic, 47% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL in?
JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL is part of JUNCTION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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