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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
18.2%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
23.7%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
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
19.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
175
+31 (+22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
2.1:1
was 9.0:1
% White
94%
was 95%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL
As an one-room-style combined-grade school in DEER, Arkansas, MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL hosts 175 students from grades pre-K through 12, overseen by DEER MT JUDEA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 67% smaller than the state mean of about 534.
DEER MT JUDEA SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 349 students; MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial. Compared to Newton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 2.1:1. The state averages around 8.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.9%; this one delivers 19.7%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Newton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $48,986 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Newton County (combined enrollment of about 1,213 students).
The closest other public school is JASPER HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 9.3 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.3%.
MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL operates from a rural location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 22%: 144 students in 2018 compared to 175 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 2.1:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the MT. JUDEA K-12 SCHOOL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 HIGH SCHOOL9.3 mi · 205
- JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.3 mi · 281
- 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.