Ramay Junior High School

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

Ramay Junior High School in Fayetteville, Arkansas enrolled 761 students in 2024-25 with 57.0 full-time teachers, 13.4 students per teacher against the Arkansas middle-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 43% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 38% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%).

Enrollment rose 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

645 students in 2022-23, 721 students in 2023-24, 761 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.7 to 57.0.

Students enrolled at Ramay Junior High School by school year2022-23: 645, 2023-24: 721, 2024-25: 76102004006008002022-236452023-247212024-25761
Students enrolled at Ramay Junior High School by school year2022-23: 645, 2023-24: 721, 2024-25: 76102004006008002022-236452023-247212024-25761
Students enrolled at Ramay Junior High School by school year2022-23: 645, 2023-24: 721, 2024-25: 76102004006008002022-236452023-247212024-25761
Students enrolled at Ramay Junior High School by school year2022-23: 645, 2023-24: 721, 2024-25: 76102004006008002022-236452023-247212024-25761
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2364554.711.8
2023-2472154.813.2
2024-2576157.013.4

13.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 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 13.4; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; This school 13.4; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; This school 13.4; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas middle schools, 2024-25204 values from 7.8 to 30.2; This school 13.4; state median 13.9.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state 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 343 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ramay Junior High School enrolled 685 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 74 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 343 of the 685 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions74
  • Chronically absent41.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.9% of students were White, 18.8% Hispanic, 15.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White51.9%
  2. Hispanic18.8%
  3. Black15.5%
  4. Two or more races10.0%
  5. Pacific Islander2.0%
  6. Asian1.7%
  7. American Indian0.1%

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 Ramay Junior High School scored proficient or above: 43% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% 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, 2021-2243%52%39.9%
Math, 2022-2338%52% (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 Fayetteville

4 public middle schools in Fayetteville report 2024-25 enrollment; Ramay Junior High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Woodland Junior High School76514.622.7%
Ramay Junior High School76113.440.3%
Mcnair Middle School67018.816.7%
Holt Middle School46317.437.6%

All public schools in Fayetteville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ramay Junior High School

  1. Woodland Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 765 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. Holt Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 463 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Ramay Junior High School with Woodland Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fayetteville School District spends per student$13,085 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,085
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasRamay Junior High School is the number 24 by size of 204 Arkansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#24 of 204
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 13.9 for middle schools.13.4:1
  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 Ramay Junior High School

  1. How many students attend Ramay Junior High School?
    761 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 645 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fayetteville, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ramay Junior High School?
    13.4 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 Ramay Junior High School a Title I school?
    Ramay 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 Ramay Junior High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ramay Junior High School scored proficient or above: 43% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% 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 Ramay Junior High School in?
    Fayetteville School District, NCES district ID 0506120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050612000324 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