Enrollment
188
Middle
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050784000500
YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
400 EAST NINTH STREET, HOPE, AR 71801 · (870) 722-2770 · Hempstead County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Arkansas public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
188 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 | 105 | 56% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 44% |
Student demographics
63%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→HOPE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
7.2%
AR avg 34.9% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
6.9%
AR avg 38.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.2% | 6.9% |
| 2023-24 | 11.0% | 6.1% |
% 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
8.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% 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 YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (8.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 188 | 100.0% | 8.7% |
| BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOPE | 198 | 100.0% | 8.7% |
| LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKE VILLAGE | 190 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
| WARREN MIDDLE SCHOOL WARREN | 331 | 99.7% | 28.7% |
| MEEKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUTTGART | 210 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| DUMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL DUMAS | 184 | 100.0% | 14.5% |
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 YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #201 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #203 of 208 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #207 of 208 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 188 | #194 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #17 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #47 of 114 |
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
188
-46 (-20%) vs 2020
-75% since 1990-91, when it was 767
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 188 | 16.2 | 11.6:1 | 100% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 17 | 11.2:1 | 100% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 17.3 | 12.2:1 | 100% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 234 | 16 | 14.6:1 | 100% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 21.2 | 10.4:1 | 59% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 27 | 12.3:1 | 100% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 74% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 33 | 12.0:1 | 63% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 767 | 40 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment middle-grades school with an address in HOPE, Arkansas. The school teaches grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 188 students. That is 59% below the average of about 464 students for middle schools in Arkansas.
HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, has 6 schools and 2,212 students.
Federal enrollment data show YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 51% Black. Enrollment also includes 27% Hispanic, 18% White, and 4% multiracial. The school's Black share is 22 points above the 29% share among Hempstead County residents. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
Based on 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has a ratio of 11.6:1. Across middle schools in Arkansas, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Income data for the school show 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 90% average for public schools in Hempstead County is 10 points lower.
Among Arkansas public middle schools, YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL outscored 3%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 8.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Hempstead County show that the median household earns about $46,787 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Across Hempstead County, 11 public schools serve about 3,212 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, CREATIVE ACTION TEAM SCHOOL, is the closest to YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Its average proficiency rate of 8.7% is below the 19.9% average for nearby schools.
YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 188, compared with 234 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.6:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hempstead County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,508
Census ACS
Median income
$46,787
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,212 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 929 students
- HOPE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 611 students
- HOPE ACADEMY OF PUBLIC SERVICEMiddle · 217 students
- BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 198 students
- CREATIVE ACTION TEAM SCHOOLCombined · 69 students
Other schools in HOPE
- WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 929 students
- HOPE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 611 students
- SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 348 students
- SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 273 students
- HOPE ACADEMY OF PUBLIC SERVICEMiddle · 217 students
- BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 198 students
Nearby schools
- CREATIVE ACTION TEAM SCHOOL0.1 mi · 69
- HOPE ACADEMY OF PUBLIC SERVICE0.6 mi · 217
- HOPE HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 611
- BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 198
- WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 929
- SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL6.5 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 188 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 18% White, 27% Hispanic, 51% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.