Enrollment
175
Combined
DISTRICT 175 · STATE 534
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER MT JUDEA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050007201630
MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL
14790 AR 123 HWY, DEER, AR 72628 · (870) 434-5362 · Newton County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
2.1:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 2.1:1 · STATE 8.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
172 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 4 | 2% |
| Grade 9 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 11% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
38.3%
AR avg 34.9% . +20.1pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
AR avg 38.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.2% | 23.7% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL
MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL this school | 175 | 98.3% | 26.3% |
| DEER K-12 SCHOOL DEER | 174 | 98.3% | 24.2% |
| UMPIRE K-12 SCHOOL UMPIRE | 97 | 96.9% | N/A |
| STRONG-HUTTIG SCHOOLS STRONG | 284 | 94.7% | 9.8% |
| CREATIVE ACTION TEAM SCHOOL HOPE | 69 | 100.0% | 2.3% |
| ODEN SCHOOLS MENA | 133 | 78.2% | 40.6% |
Matched among Arkansas K-12 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 MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
175
-13 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
2.1:1
was 7.5:1
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 | 175 | 83.6 | 2.1:1 | 98% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 166 | 75.1 | 2.2:1 | 98% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 67.6 | 2.7:1 | 98% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 25 | 7.5:1 | 100% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 16 | 9.0:1 | 56% (81) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL.
About MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL
MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL operates as a small combined-grade school in DEER, Arkansas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 12, with 175 students enrolled. The average among combined schools in Arkansas is roughly 534 students; this school is 67% smaller than that.
DEER MT JUDEA SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 349 students, and its 2 schools include MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL.
White students make up 94% of enrollment at MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL. Next come 3% multiracial. The White share in Newton County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL's diversity index is 12%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 83.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 2.1 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 8.3:1 average for combined schools in Arkansas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 98%. For comparison, public schools in Newton County average 99%.
Compared with Arkansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL's results are 3.0 points above predicted: 26.3% against 23.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Newton County, the median household income is $48,986, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. There are 7 public schools in Newton County, enrolling about 1,213 students in all.
The next-closest public school is JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 9.3 miles away. MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within ten miles. Local comparison: MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 26.3% versus a 37.9% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment declined 7% from its 2020-21 level of 188. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 7.5:1 to 2.1:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Newton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,112
Census ACS
Median income
$48,986
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,213 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEER MT JUDEA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DEER K-12 SCHOOLCombined · 174 students
Nearby schools
- JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.3 mi · 281
- JASPER HIGH SCHOOL9.3 mi · 205
- DEER K-12 SCHOOL10.6 mi · 174
- OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL13.6 mi · 225
- WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY13.6 mi · 153
- ST. JOE ELEMENTARY16.4 mi · 89
Frequently asked questions
About MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOLHow many students attend MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL?
MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL enrolls approximately 175 students in grades PK-12.
Is MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL have?
MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL employs 84 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 2.1:1.
What is the student diversity at MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL?
MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL is overseen by DEER MT JUDEA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Newton County.
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