Sylvan Hills Junior High School
Public high school, grades 8 to 9 · Sherwood, Arkansas
Sylvan Hills Junior High School in Sherwood, Arkansas enrolled 721 students in 2024-25 with 61.2 full-time teachers, 11.8 students per teacher against the Arkansas high-school median of 8.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 37% 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 96% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 109%
368 students in 2022-23, 743 students in 2023-24, 721 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.3 to 61.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 368 | 29.3 | 12.5 |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 62.8 | 11.8 |
| 2024-25 | 721 | 61.2 | 11.8 |
11.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 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).
One counselor per 253 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sylvan Hills Junior High School enrolled 354 students and had 1.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 58 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.4, one per 253 of the 354 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions58
- Chronically absent5.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.8% of students were Black, 33.7% White, 8.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black48.8%
- White33.7%
- Hispanic8.5%
- Two or more races7.5%
- Asian1.1%
- American Indian0.4%
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 Sylvan Hills Junior High School scored proficient or above: 37% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 37% | 37% | 39.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 19% | 35% (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 Sherwood
3 public high schools in Sherwood report 2024-25 enrollment; Sylvan Hills Junior High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Hills High School | 1,120 | 12.7 | 37.4% |
| Sylvan Hills Junior High School | 721 | 11.8 | 42.4% |
| Lisa Academy North High School | 292 | 11.1 | 47.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sylvan Hills Junior High School
- Sylvan Hills High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 1,120 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Cstp-Civilian Student Training ProgramThe next nearest public high school, 5.4 miles away: 31 students, 8.2 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
- Compare Sylvan Hills Junior High School with Sylvan Hills High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. spends per student$13,934 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,934
- The largest public schools in ArkansasSylvan Hills Junior High School is the number 57 by size of 305 Arkansas high schools open in 2024-25.#57 of 305
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher11.8 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 8.4 for high schools.11.8:1
- 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 Sylvan Hills Junior High School
How many students attend Sylvan Hills Junior High School?
721 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 368 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sherwood, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sylvan Hills Junior High School?
11.8 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 Sylvan Hills Junior High School a Title I school?
Sylvan Hills Junior High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Sylvan Hills Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Sylvan Hills Junior High School scored proficient or above: 37% 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.What district is Sylvan Hills Junior High School in?
Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist., NCES district ID 0511850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 051185001737 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.