Enrollment
242
Middle
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051182001660
Prescott Junior High School
762 MARTIN ST BLDG 5, PRESCOTT, AR 71857 · (870) 887-2521 · Nevada County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Arkansas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
13.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
242 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 5 | 54 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 25% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Prescott Junior High School→PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
17.2%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
27.6%
AR avg 38.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.2% | 27.6% |
| 2023-24 | 21.6% | 21.6% |
% 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
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Prescott Junior High School
Prescott Junior High School's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott Junior High School this school | 242 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL MCGEHEE | 248 | 100.0% | 25.2% |
| MEEKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUTTGART | 210 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY WILSON | 179 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
| DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL MONTICELLO | 360 | 100.0% | 27.3% |
| STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL STAR CITY | 322 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
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 Prescott Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #177 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #156 of 208 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #186 of 208 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #174 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #66 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #66 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #30 of 210 |
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
242
-52 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 242 | 18.4 | 13.2:1 | 100% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 19.3 | 13.9:1 | 100% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 249 | 20.7 | 12.0:1 | 100% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 26 | 11.3:1 | 100% (294) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prescott Junior High School.
About Prescott Junior High School
Prescott Junior High School is the name of a low-enrollment middle school in PRESCOTT, Arkansas. The school enrolls 242 students in grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in Arkansas average about 464 students, which makes this school 48% below average.
PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT has 3 schools and 901 students, and Prescott Junior High School is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Prescott Junior High School is White: 52%. Other groups make up 41% Black and 7% Hispanic. Nevada County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prescott Junior High School is 13.2:1, based on 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Nevada County is similar, at 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, Prescott Junior High School lands at C-, ahead of 18% of Arkansas public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Prescott Junior High School would score about 22.7%. It scores 21.4%, 1.3 points below that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Nevada County show that median household income comes to about $53,886, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nevada County counts 5 public schools with about 1,327 students.
Among nearby public schools, PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Prescott Junior High School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Prescott Junior High School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Prescott Junior High School enrolled 294 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 242. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.2:1.
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Nevada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,159
Census ACS
Median income
$53,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,327 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 363 students
- PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 296 students
Other schools in PRESCOTT
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 363 students
- PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 296 students
Other Prescott Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Prescott Junior High. Prescott Junior High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Prescott Junior HighModesto, CA · 746 students
Nearby schools
- PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 296
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 363
- RANDY HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.6 mi · 196
- BLEVINS HIGH SCHOOL12.7 mi · 183
- CABE ELEMENTARY13.4 mi · 365
- GURDON HIGH SCHOOL13.5 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About Prescott Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Prescott Junior High School?
Prescott Junior High School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Prescott Junior High School serve?
Prescott Junior High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prescott Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prescott Junior High School is approximately 13.2:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Prescott Junior High School?
Student demographics at Prescott Junior High School are roughly 52% White, 7% Hispanic, 41% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Prescott Junior High School public or private?
Prescott Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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