24 public K-12 schools in Jonesboro from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
National city placement
According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Jonesboro has more public-school enrollment than 89% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Jonesboro sits in the broad middle of the national city distribution rather than at a single obvious extreme. Its scale, average Resource Investment Index, and staffing position need to be read together: a middle placement on one measure does not cancel a stronger or weaker result on another. The percentile panel makes those dimensions explicit, and the school table shows where the city aggregate breaks into materially different campus profiles.
Jonesboro's list includes 11 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high-school campuses, plus 9 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.
The 32-point gap between Westside High School and University Hgts. Elem. School shows the range hidden by Jonesboro's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.
Jonesboro school enrollment ranges from 313 students (lowest) to 1,505 students (highest), a spread of 1,192 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Jonesboro is typically wider than the Jonesboro-aggregate figure suggests.
| # | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Westside High School | 56 |
| 2. | Valley View Intermediate School | 53 |
| 3. | Westside Middle School | 49 |
| 4. | Valley View Junior High School | 48 |
| 5. | Early Childhood Learning Cntr | 44 |
| 6. | Visual & Performing Art Magnet | 43 |
| 7. | Valley View High School | 43 |
| 8. | Nettleton Steam School | 43 |
| 9. | Westside Elementary School | 42 |
| 10. | Valley View Elementary School | 42 |
| 11. | Nettleton Junior High School | 41 |
| 12. | Fox Meadow School of Creative Media | 41 |
| 13. | University Heights School of Medical Arts | 39 |
| 14. | Nettleton High School | 37 |
| 15. | International Studies Magnet | 37 |
| 16. | Annie Camp Jr. High School | 36 |
| 17. | Kindergarten Center | 35 |
| 18. | The Academies at Jonesboro High School | 33 |
| 19. | Douglas Macarthur Jhs | 33 |
| 20. | Microsociety Magnet School | 33 |
| 21. | Health/Wellness Envi Magnet | 32 |
| 22. | Math & Science Magnet School | 28 |
| 23. | Fox Meadow Elementary | 27 |
| 24. | University Hgts. Elem. School | 24 |
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
Westside High School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Jonesboro schools in this federal-data comparison at 56/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.
Jonesboro has 24 public schools with a total enrollment of 15,258 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 15.5:1.
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.
