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Enrollment
1,505
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050828000551
THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
618 W. NETTLETON, JONESBORO, AR 72401 · (870) 933-5881 · Craighead County
GRADES 07–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,505 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Arkansas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,505 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 1% |
| Grade 10 | 519 | 34% |
| Grade 11 | 519 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 452 | 30% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
27.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 25.3% |
% 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
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% 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 THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (16.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,505 | 100.0% | 16.2% |
| NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 1,652 | 99.9% | 12.8% |
| ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL TEXARKANA | 1,092 | 100.0% | 23.9% |
| MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL MAGNOLIA | 797 | 98.6% | 21.0% |
| HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 759 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 472 | 100.0% | 26.3% |
Matched among Arkansas high 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 THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Craighead County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #235 of 272 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #168 of 280 ▲ 21 | #4 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,505 | #19 of 310 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #231 of 245 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #11 of 246 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #35 of 273 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #31 of 105 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,505
+153 (+11%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 977
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 1,505 | 101.9 | 14.8:1 | 100% (1,505) |
| 2023-24 | 1,423 | 97.6 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,386 | 98.9 | 14.0:1 | 100% (1,386) |
| 2020-21 | 1,352 | 97 | 13.9:1 | 100% (1,352) |
| 2017-18 | 1,275 | 88.5 | 14.4:1 | 70% (890) |
| 2015-16 | 1,141 | 80 | 14.3:1 | 66% (751) |
| 2010-11 | 1,066 | 76 | 14.0:1 | 58% (616) |
| 2000-01 | 1,044 | 71 | 14.7:1 | 23% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 977 | 70 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL.
About THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school with its address in JONESBORO, Arkansas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,505 students in grades 7 through 12. The average for high schools in Arkansas is about 510 students, so this school is 195% above average.
THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL is in JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district with 6,762 students across 10 schools.
Black students are the largest group at THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL, with 44% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% White, 16% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 17%. THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL is 101.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Arkansas is 8.8:1, lower than at this school. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Craighead County average 67%.
The allk12 Grade for THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL is C-. Compared with Arkansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL is 6.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 16.2% actual, 22.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Arkansas.
Census estimates describe Craighead County this way: median household income is about $59,548, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Craighead County number 37 and enroll about 20,332.
EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER is the public school closest to THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 29.8% on proficiency, and THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL is below that at 16.2%.
NCES describes the area around THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 11%, from 1,352 to 1,505.
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Craighead County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,249
Census ACS
Median income
$59,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
20,332 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNETElementary · 731 students
- ANNIE CAMP JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 701 students
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNETElementary · 636 students
- HEALTH WELLNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAGNETElementary · 633 students
- MATH & SCIENCE MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 499 students
Other schools in JONESBORO
- NETTLETON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,054 students
- VALLEY VIEW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 756 students
- VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNETElementary · 731 students
- ANNIE CAMP JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 701 students
Nearby schools
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER0.4 mi · 315
- KINDERGARTEN CENTER0.5 mi · 485
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET0.6 mi · 636
- HEALTH WELLNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAGNET0.7 mi · 633
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 765
- VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET1.0 mi · 731
Frequently asked questions
About THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL?
THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,505 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL serve?
THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL have?
THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL employs 102 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 35% White, 16% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL?
THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT in Craighead County.
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