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Enrollment
643
Middle
DISTRICT 544 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEA RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050303001692
PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
781 WEST PICKENS, PEA RIDGE, AR 72751 · (479) 451-1916 · Benton County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% 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.
- DBeats 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
14.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
196 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 206 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 249 | 39% |
| Grade 9 | 188 | 29% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
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Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
30.9%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
38.6%
AR avg 38.9% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.9% | 38.6% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 39.5% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 643 | 30.5% | 37.0% |
| RANDALL G LYNCH MIDDLE SCHOOL FARMINGTON | 638 | 32.3% | 48.4% |
| BROOKLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLAND | 701 | 27.8% | 32.7% |
| FARMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FARMINGTON | 680 | 29.0% | 47.0% |
| GREENWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GREENWOOD | 605 | 30.9% | 57.1% |
| EAST HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL GREENWOOD | 632 | 31.3% | 49.2% |
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 PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #107 of 207 | #16 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #95 of 208 ▼ 15 | #15 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #124 of 208 ▲ 7 | #16 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #51 of 217 | #11 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #116 of 188 | #7 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #136 of 188 | #19 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #195 of 210 | #11 of 20 |
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
643
+116 (+22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 643 | 43.8 | 14.7:1 | 30% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 40.9 | 15.3:1 | 31% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 35.1 | 16.6:1 | 32% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 34% (180) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school located in PEA RIDGE, Arkansas. The school's 643 students are in grades 7 through 9. Statewide, middle schools in Arkansas average about 464 students each.
PEA RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. It runs 5 schools with 2,670 students.
At PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, White students make up 84% of the student body. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic, 2% Native American, and 2% Black. Among people living in Benton County, the White share is about 60%. PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 14.7 students per teacher and 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Arkansas is 13.9:1, lower than at this school. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is C. Compared with Arkansas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.5%.
Within Benton County, median household income is about $93,506, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 88 public schools in Benton County, with a combined enrollment of about 57,071.
Nearest public school: PEA RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL holds 4 other public schools. Local comparison: PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 37.0% versus a 54.1% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
The number of students climbed from 527 to 643 over 4 years.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,632
Census ACS
Median income
$93,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
57,071 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PEA RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 597 students
- PEA RIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 587 students
- PEA RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 444 students
- PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
Other schools in PEA RIDGE
- PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 597 students
- PEA RIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 587 students
- PEA RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 444 students
- PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- PEA RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 444
- PEA RIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 587
- PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 399
- PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 597
- ARKANSAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY HIGH5.7 mi · 4,575
- COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.1 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 643 students in grades 07-09.
Is PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
How many teachers does PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by PEA RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Benton County.
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