Enrollment
234
Middle
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STUTTGART SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051296001249
STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
2407 S BUERKLE ST, STUTTGART, AR 72160 · (870) 673-3562 · Arkansas County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Arkansas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
154 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 125 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 47% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
27.0%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
AR avg 38.9% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 19.1% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 234 | 65.8% | 32.1% |
| MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL MONTICELLO | 327 | 62.1% | 27.1% |
| MALVERN MIDDLE SCHOOL MALVERN | 264 | 76.9% | 29.9% |
| ASHDOWN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ASHDOWN | 278 | 70.9% | 28.0% |
| WILSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL MALVERN | 272 | 78.3% | 22.8% |
| MORRILTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MORRILTON | 362 | 64.6% | 48.0% |
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 STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #134 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #139 of 208 ▲ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #147 of 208 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #177 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #88 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #12 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #103 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #50 of 61 |
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
234
-27 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 234 | 16.8 | 13.9:1 | 66% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 21.6 | 11.4:1 | 60% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 19.9 | 13.3:1 | 59% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 24 | 10.9:1 | 100% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 22 | 10.4:1 | 71% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 57% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 24 | 11.7:1 | 61% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in STUTTGART, Arkansas. It covers grades 7 through 8, with a total enrollment of 234 students. Enrollment is 50% lower than the average for middle schools in Arkansas, which is about 464.
A total of 4 schools make up STUTTGART SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,584 students enrolled.
STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 42%. Smaller groups are 37% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. County-wide, 69% of Arkansas County residents are White. STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.9:1. That matches the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 66% in 2024-25.
STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Arkansas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL would be expected to post about 35.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.1%.
Within Arkansas County, the median household income is $53,164, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Arkansas County has 7 other public schools.
Nearest public school: STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranked by average proficiency, STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
Enrollment has fallen by 27 students since 2020-21, to 234. Students per teacher rose from 10.9 in 2020-21 to 13.9 in 2024-25.
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Arkansas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,515
Census ACS
Median income
$53,164
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,737 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in STUTTGART SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 641 students
- STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 499 students
- MEEKINS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 210 students
Other schools in STUTTGART
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 641 students
- STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 499 students
- MEEKINS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 210 students
- PHILLIPS COMMUNITY CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 499
- MEEKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 210
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 641
- DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL18.3 mi · 364
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL18.3 mi · 271
- DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL18.4 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 234 students in grades 07-08.
Is STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 42% White, 12% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by STUTTGART SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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