Nettleton Junior High School

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

Nettleton Junior High School in Jonesboro, Arkansas enrolled 566 students in 2024-25 with 49.8 full-time teachers, 11.4 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, 29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 19% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%

546 students in 2022-23, 572 students in 2023-24, 566 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.9 to 49.8.

Students enrolled at Nettleton Junior High School by school year2022-23: 546, 2023-24: 572, 2024-25: 56602004006002022-235462023-245722024-25566
Students enrolled at Nettleton Junior High School by school year2022-23: 546, 2023-24: 572, 2024-25: 56602004006002022-235462023-245722024-25566
Students enrolled at Nettleton Junior High School by school year2022-23: 546, 2023-24: 572, 2024-25: 56602004006002022-235462023-245722024-25566
Students enrolled at Nettleton Junior High School by school year2022-23: 546, 2023-24: 572, 2024-25: 56602004006002022-235462023-245722024-25566
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2354641.913.0
2023-2457247.512.1
2024-2556649.811.4

11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 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 11.4; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; This school 11.4; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; This school 11.4; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; This school 11.4; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state 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 364 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Nettleton Junior High School enrolled 546 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 175 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 364 of the 546 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions175
  • Chronically absent31.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.8% of students were Black, 24.7% White, 13.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black54.8%
  2. White24.7%
  3. Hispanic13.4%
  4. Two or more races5.7%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. 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 Nettleton Junior High School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% 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, 2021-2229%25%39.9%
Math, 2022-2319%22% (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 Jonesboro

5 public middle schools in Jonesboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Nettleton Junior High School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Douglas Macarthur Junior High School76514.2100.0%
Annie Camp Jr. High School70113.1100.0%
Valley View Junior High School69912.518.6%
Nettleton Junior High School56611.457.6%
Westside Middle School41413.840.8%

All public schools in Jonesboro →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Nettleton Junior High School

  1. Douglas Macarthur Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 765 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Annie Camp Jr. High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.7 miles away: 701 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
  3. Compare Nettleton Junior High School with Douglas Macarthur Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Nettleton Public Schools spends per student$12,746 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,746
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasNettleton Junior High School is the number 67 by size of 204 Arkansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#67 of 204
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 13.9 for middle schools.11.4:1
  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 Nettleton Junior High School

  1. How many students attend Nettleton Junior High School?
    566 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 546 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Jonesboro, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Nettleton Junior High School?
    11.4 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 Nettleton Junior High School a Title I school?
    Nettleton 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 Nettleton Junior High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Nettleton Junior High School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% 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 Nettleton Junior High School in?
    Nettleton Public Schools, NCES district ID 0510440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 051044000875 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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