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Enrollment
761
Middle
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050612000324
RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
401 S SANG, FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72701 · (479) 444-3064 · Washington County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Arkansas public middle schools
- BTest 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
13.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
398 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 377 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 384 | 50% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
36.8%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
35.1%
AR avg 38.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 34.1% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 761 | 52.3% | 41.0% |
| BETHEL MIDDLE SCHOOL ALEXANDER | 762 | 47.6% | 49.9% |
| NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL VAN BUREN | 713 | 51.3% | 47.5% |
| CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL CONWAY | 752 | 51.1% | 47.4% |
| SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL SEARCY | 913 | 52.5% | 50.2% |
| AHLF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SEARCY | 576 | 49.5% | 46.6% |
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 RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #81 of 207 | #10 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #120 of 208 ▼ 8 | #11 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #83 of 208 ▲ 17 | #11 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 761 | #23 of 217 | #3 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #72 of 188 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #15 of 188 | #2 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #149 of 210 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.0% | #15 of 61 | #2 of 6 |
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
761
+57 (+8%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 691
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 761 | 57 | 13.3:1 | 52% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 721 | 54.8 | 13.2:1 | 51% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 54.7 | 11.8:1 | 54% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 704 | 58 | 12.1:1 | 58% (406) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 52.4 | 12.1:1 | 29% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 53 | 13.4:1 | 53% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 630 | 48 | 13.1:1 | 51% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 61 | 10.4:1 | 36% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 691 | 39 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a large middle school in Arkansas, with an address in FAYETTEVILLE. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 8, with 761 students on the rolls. Middle schools in Arkansas average about 464 students, which makes this school 64% above average.
FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. It has 17 schools and 10,291 students.
More than half of enrollment at RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is White: 52%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 10% multiracial. The county population is about 63% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL scores 66%.
RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1, with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. The school has 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Arkansas public middle schools.
RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL scores 41.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.4%.
In Washington County, median household income comes to about $70,639, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington County counts 76 public schools with about 42,451 students.
RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is AGEE LIERLY LIFE PREPARATION SERVICES SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.0% against a local average of 36.7%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 761 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 704. The ratio was 12.1:1 in 2020-21 and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
The RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,588 students
- WOODLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 670 students
- OWL CREEK SCHOOLElementary · 619 students
- HOLCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 603 students
- BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 567 students
Other schools in FAYETTEVILLE
- FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,588 students
- WOODLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 670 students
- OWL CREEK SCHOOLElementary · 619 students
- HOLCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 603 students
- BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 567 students
Nearby schools
- AGEE LIERLY LIFE PREPARATION SERVICES SCHOOL0.2 mi · 250
- FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 2,588
- LEVERETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 238
- ASBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 319
- JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 466
- OWL CREEK SCHOOL1.7 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 761 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 52% White, 19% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.