Enrollment
326
Middle
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051176001717
PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
806 N MOCK ST, PRAIRIE GROVE, AR 72753 · (479) 846-4221 · Washington County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Arkansas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
149 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 170 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 156 | 48% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
42.9%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
46.9%
AR avg 38.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 are up about 9 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 46.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 38.1% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 326 | 45.7% | 48.4% |
| POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE POTTSVILLE | 417 | 44.4% | 51.2% |
| ELKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKINS | 394 | 48.2% | 51.7% |
| POTTSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL POTTSVILLE | 412 | 42.5% | 48.3% |
| BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAUXITE | 413 | 40.0% | 43.5% |
| HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL HEBER SPRINGS | 391 | 49.4% | 51.0% |
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 PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #39 of 207 | #5 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #65 of 208 ▲ 25 | #7 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #53 of 208 no change | #9 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #147 of 217 | #15 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #84 of 188 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #124 of 188 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #169 of 210 | #12 of 17 |
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
326
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 326 | 23.8 | 13.7:1 | 46% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 31.2 | 10.2:1 | 35% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 24.3 | 13.3:1 | 31% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 24 | 13.2:1 | 44% (140) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a middle-grades school in PRAIRIE GROVE, Arkansas, according to federal school records. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 326 students. The average among middle schools in Arkansas is roughly 464 students; this school is 30% smaller than that.
PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is run by PRAIRIE GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 4 schools enroll 2,259 students.
White students make up 81% of enrollment at PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Next come 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Native American. That compares with about 63% White among all Washington County residents. PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.7:1. That matches the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 46%. The average for public schools in Washington County is 58%.
PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 74% of Arkansas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 5.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 48.4%. Predicted: 42.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Washington County, the median household income is $70,639, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 76 public schools in the county.
PRAIRIE GROVE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, there are 5 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 326 students in 2024-25, 9 more than the 317 it had in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
256,765
Census ACS
Median income
$70,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
42,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PRAIRIE GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PRAIRIE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 763 students
- PRAIRIE GROVE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 620 students
- PRAIRIE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 550 students
Other schools in PRAIRIE GROVE
- PRAIRIE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 763 students
- PRAIRIE GROVE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 620 students
- PRAIRIE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 550 students
Other Prairie Grove Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Prairie Grove Junior High. PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Prairie Grove Junior High SchoolCrystal Lake, IL · 357 students
Nearby schools
- PRAIRIE GROVE HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 620
- PRAIRIE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 763
- PRAIRIE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 550
- BOB FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 438
- FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL4.9 mi · 690
- RANDALL G LYNCH MIDDLE SCHOOL5.2 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by PRAIRIE GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Washington County.
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