Prescott Junior High School

Prescott Junior High School is a middle-grades school of intimate scale in PRESCOTT, Arkansas, one of the schools within PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 242 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 48% below the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 464 students.

Across the 3 schools in PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT (901 students total), Prescott Junior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Prescott Junior High School records that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 41% Black, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Nevada County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Prescott Junior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Nevada County shows median household earnings sit near $53,886, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nevada County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,327 students), of which Prescott Junior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Prescott Junior High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Prescott Junior High School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 21.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

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