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Enrollment
398
Middle
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051038000758
NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1000 NORTH EIGHTH ST., NASHVILLE, AR 71852 · (870) 845-3418 · Howard County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Arkansas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
395 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 70%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 138 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 127 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 133 | 33% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
33.7%
AR avg 34.9% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
47.9%
AR avg 38.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 up about 9 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.7% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 36.5% | 39.2% |
% 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 398 | 99.2% | 37.2% |
| NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NASHVILLE | 375 | 99.2% | 39.1% |
| WARREN MIDDLE SCHOOL WARREN | 331 | 99.7% | 28.7% |
| TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL TRUMANN | 418 | 100.0% | 22.0% |
| HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY HOT SPRINGS | 803 | 99.9% | 26.6% |
| DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL MONTICELLO | 360 | 100.0% | 27.3% |
Matched among Arkansas middle 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 NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #104 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #62 of 208 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #101 of 208 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #125 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #108 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #32 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #41 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #66 of 114 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
398
-98 (-20%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 398 | 27.6 | 14.4:1 | 99% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 32.7 | 12.5:1 | 99% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 37.6 | 12.4:1 | 70% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 73% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 35.5 | 12.6:1 | 43% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 72% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 57% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 39% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 22 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a middle school in NASHVILLE, Arkansas, according to federal school records. It reports enrollment of 398 students in grades 7 through 9.
NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is run by NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 4 schools enroll 1,786 students.
At NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 51% of students are White. It is also 26% Hispanic and 21% Black. For comparison, the population of Howard County is roughly 65% White. The diversity index for NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL reported 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.4:1. The average for middle schools in Arkansas is about 13.9:1. Roughly 99% of students at NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Arkansas public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL would score about 22.9%. It scores 37.2%, 14.3 points above that figure.
For the population of Howard County, median household income comes to about $45,603, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Howard County's 9 public schools enroll about 2,825 students and include NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles from NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's location as Rural: Remote.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 20%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.4:1 in 2020-21, and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,583
Census ACS
Median income
$45,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NASHVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 569 students
- NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 444 students
- NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 375 students
Other schools in NASHVILLE
- NASHVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 569 students
- NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 444 students
- NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 375 students
Nearby schools
- NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 444
- NASHVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 569
- NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 375
- MINERAL SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.5 mi · 204
- MINERAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL6.5 mi · 197
- MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL12.0 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 398 students in grades 07-09.
Is NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
How many teachers does NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 51% White, 26% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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