Central Junior High School
Public high school, grades 8 to 9 · Springdale, Arkansas
Central Junior High School in Springdale, Arkansas enrolled 852 students in 2024-25 with 56.7 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Arkansas high-school median of 8.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
890 students in 2022-23, 829 students in 2023-24, 852 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 59.0 to 56.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 890 | 59.0 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 | 829 | 65.7 | 12.6 |
| 2024-25 | 852 | 56.7 | 15.0 |
15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Arkansas high schools
Among the 299 Arkansas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 8.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
1 AP courses and one counselor per 429 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Junior High School enrolled 858 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 80 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 429 of the 858 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions80
- Chronically absent21.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
52.7% of students were White, 31.7% Hispanic, 6.5% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.
- White52.7%
- Hispanic31.7%
- Pacific Islander6.5%
- Black3.6%
- Two or more races3.5%
- Asian1.8%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Central Junior High School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 52% | 37% | 39.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 49% | 38% (2021-22) | 38.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
High schools in Springdale
8 public high schools in Springdale report 2024-25 enrollment; Central Junior High School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Har-Ber High School | 2,271 | 13.4 | 46.3% |
| Springdale High School | 2,207 | 12.7 | 69.0% |
| Central Junior High School | 852 | 15.0 | 34.6% |
| George Junior High School | 723 | 13.7 | 78.8% |
| Southwest Junior High School | 694 | 15.5 | 69.3% |
| Lakeside Junior High School | 654 | 13.6 | 71.4% |
| Haas Hall Academy Jones Center | 164 | 10.3 | 1.8% |
| Responsive Ed Solutions Premier High School of Springdale | 102 | 18.1 | 20.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Central Junior High School
- Responsive Ed Solutions Premier High School of SpringdaleThe nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 102 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Springdale High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 2,207 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Central Junior High School with Responsive Ed Solutions Premier High School of SpringdaleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Springdale School District spends per student$12,146 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,146
- The largest public schools in ArkansasCentral Junior High School is the number 47 by size of 305 Arkansas high schools open in 2024-25.#47 of 305
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 8.4 for high schools.15.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Central Junior High School
How many students attend Central Junior High School?
852 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 890 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Springdale, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Junior High School?
15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for high schools is 8.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Central Junior High School a Title I school?
Central Junior High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Central Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Central Junior High School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Arkansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Central Junior High School in?
Springdale School District, NCES district ID 0512660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 051266001020 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.