Joseph City Junior High School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Joseph City, Arizona

Joseph City Junior High School in Joseph City, Arizona enrolled 97 students in 2024-25 with 13.3 full-time teachers, 7.3 students per teacher against the Arizona middle-school median of 18.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

116 students in 2022-23, 110 students in 2023-24, 97 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.2 to 13.3.

Students enrolled at Joseph City Junior High School by school year2022-23: 116, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 970501001502022-231162023-241102024-2597
Students enrolled at Joseph City Junior High School by school year2022-23: 116, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 970501001502022-231162023-241102024-2597
Students enrolled at Joseph City Junior High School by school year2022-23: 116, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 970501001502022-231162023-241102024-2597
Students enrolled at Joseph City Junior High School by school year2022-23: 116, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 970501001502022-231162023-241102024-2597
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2311613.28.8
2023-2411012.38.9
2024-259713.37.3

7.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 Arizona middle schools

Among the 205 Arizona middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; 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, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 7.3; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 7.3; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 7.3; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 7.3; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 18.1U.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 232 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Joseph City Junior High School enrolled 116 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 232 of the 116 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent25.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.7% of students were White, 15.5% American Indian, 13.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White56.7%
  2. American Indian15.5%
  3. Hispanic13.4%
  4. Two or more races10.3%
  5. Black2.1%
  6. Asian2.1%

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 Joseph City Junior High School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, 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 districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%36%40.4%
Math, 2022-2320‑24%32% (2021-22)34%

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.

What to look at next about Joseph City Junior High School

  1. Holbrook Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 9.7 miles away: 316 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).9.7 mi
  2. Winslow Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 21 miles away: 293 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).21 mi
  3. Compare Joseph City Junior High School with Holbrook Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Joseph City Unified District (4388) spends per student$16,679 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,679
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaJoseph City Junior High School is the number 198 by size of 215 Arizona middle schools open in 2024-25.#198 of 215
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher7.3 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.1 for middle schools.7.3:1
  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 Joseph City Junior High School

  1. How many students attend Joseph City Junior High School?
    97 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 116 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Joseph City, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Joseph City Junior High School?
    7.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Joseph City Junior High School a Title I school?
    Joseph City Junior High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Joseph City Junior High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Joseph City Junior High School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona'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 Joseph City Junior High School in?
    Joseph City Unified District (4388), NCES district ID 0404010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040401002542 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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