J William Fulbright Junior High School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Bentonville, Arkansas

J William Fulbright Junior High School in Bentonville, Arkansas enrolled 718 students in 2024-25 with 50.3 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the Arkansas middle-school median of 13.9. 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, 78% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 73% 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 rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

666 students in 2022-23, 674 students in 2023-24, 718 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.0 to 50.3.

Students enrolled at J William Fulbright Junior High School by school year2022-23: 666, 2023-24: 674, 2024-25: 71802004006008002022-236662023-246742024-25718
Students enrolled at J William Fulbright Junior High School by school year2022-23: 666, 2023-24: 674, 2024-25: 71802004006008002022-236662023-246742024-25718
Students enrolled at J William Fulbright Junior High School by school year2022-23: 666, 2023-24: 674, 2024-25: 71802004006008002022-236662023-246742024-25718
Students enrolled at J William Fulbright Junior High School by school year2022-23: 666, 2023-24: 674, 2024-25: 71802004006008002022-236662023-246742024-25718
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2366646.014.5
2023-2467447.014.4
2024-2571850.314.3

14.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 of every 100 Arkansas middle schools

Among the 204 Arkansas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; This school 14.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; This school 14.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; This school 14.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; This school 14.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 342 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection J William Fulbright Junior High School enrolled 683 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 342 of the 683 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent15.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.4% of students were White, 18.0% Asian, 11.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White63.4%
  2. Asian18.0%
  3. Hispanic11.6%
  4. Two or more races3.2%
  5. Black2.9%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.4%

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 J William Fulbright Junior High School scored proficient or above: 78% in reading in 2021-22 and 73% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArkansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2278%64%39.9%
Math, 2022-2373%61% (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.

Middle schools in Bentonville

8 public middle schools in Bentonville report 2024-25 enrollment; J William Fulbright Junior High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lincoln Junior High School72315.013.7%
J William Fulbright Junior High School71814.37.8%
Washington Junior High School70915.714.2%
Bright Field Middle School69719.83.4%
Creekside Middle School63517.518.1%
Old High Middle School61819.311.5%
Spring Hill Middle School57616.59.5%
Ruth Barker Middle School53019.221.5%

All public schools in Bentonville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about J William Fulbright Junior High School

  1. Bright Field Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.2 miles away: 697 students, 19.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Creekside Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 635 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare J William Fulbright Junior High School with Bright Field Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bentonville School District 6 spends per student$12,377 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,377
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasJ William Fulbright Junior High School is the number 34 by size of 204 Arkansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#34 of 204
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 13.9 for middle schools.14.3:1
  7. 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 J William Fulbright Junior High School

  1. How many students attend J William Fulbright Junior High School?
    718 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 666 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bentonville, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at J William Fulbright Junior High School?
    14.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for middle schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is J William Fulbright Junior High School a Title I school?
    J William Fulbright 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).
  4. How do students at J William Fulbright Junior High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at J William Fulbright Junior High School scored proficient or above: 78% in reading in 2021-22 and 73% 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.
  5. What district is J William Fulbright Junior High School in?
    Bentonville School District 6, NCES district ID 0503060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050306001571 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.

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