Enrollment
179
Middle
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050004501735
RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY
1702 WEST STATE HIGHWAY 14, WILSON, AR 72395 · (870) 655-8111 · Mississippi County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
179 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 7 | 92 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 49% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
35.1%
AR avg 34.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
Math
45.2%
AR avg 38.9% . +20.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.1% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.7% | 25.1% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY
RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY this school | 179 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
| Prescott Junior High School PRESCOTT | 242 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| GREENLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL GREENLAND | 208 | 98.6% | 34.1% |
| CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL MCGEHEE | 248 | 100.0% | 25.2% |
| STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL STAR CITY | 322 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
| MEEKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUTTGART | 210 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
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 RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #124 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #69 of 208 ▲ 82 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #91 of 208 ▲ 71 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #197 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #4 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 179 | 11.9 | 15.0:1 | 100% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 13.3 | 13.9:1 | 100% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 193 | 14 | 13.8:1 | 100% (193) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
About RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY
RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a middle school with a street address in WILSON, Arkansas. The school has 179 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 8. Middle schools in Arkansas have about 464 students on average; enrollment here is 61% lower.
RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY is part of a district of 3 schools: RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,205 students.
White students are 58% of those enrolled at RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY. The remaining shares are 25% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Mississippi County, where about 57% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.0:1. Across middle schools in Arkansas, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Of all students at RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Mississippi County is 84%.
RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.9%) and its predicted rate (22.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools.
In the surrounding county, Mississippi County, the median household earns about $52,548 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Mississippi County has 22 public schools with about 6,930 students, including RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
Among nearby public schools, ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
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Mississippi County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,126
Census ACS
Median income
$52,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,930 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RIVERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 675 students
- ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 351 students
Other schools in WILSON
- RIVERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 675 students
- ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 351 students
Nearby schools
- ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 351
- RIVERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 675
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL8.3 mi · 254
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.2 mi · 132
- CARROLL SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.4 mi · 265
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL9.7 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMYHow large is RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 179 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY serve?
RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY have?
RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
Student demographics at RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY are roughly 58% White, 14% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY is overseen by RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT in Mississippi County.
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