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Pottsville Junior High School

Serves grades 7 - 9

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
250 Apache Dr
Pottsville, AR 72858
Phone
(479) 968-6334
District
POTTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
POPE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
471
Classroom Teachers
36

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.9% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Pottsville Junior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
37%
46%
34%
56%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
44%
59%
51%
48%
38%
54%
44%
59%
51%
48%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 9

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
48%
34%
59%
41%
37%
27%
48%
34%
59%
41%
37%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 158 33.5%
Grade 8 153 32.5%
Grade 9 160 34.0%
Total 471 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.0% 88.9% 61.4%
Black 0.8% 1.3% 20.2%
Hispanic 8.9% 8.5% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.9% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 35.9% 38.5% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 23.4% 24.8% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.5% 13.7% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 5,763 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 85.6 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.9% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.2% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.2% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 13.7% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,001 1,171,694
Single Parent Households With Children 15.4% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.9% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.7% 24.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.7% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.6% 13.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.0% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 23.0% 18.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.0% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,664 $10,513,000 56.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $351 $651,000 3.5%
Staff $647 $1,200,000 6.5%
General Administration $201 $373,000 2.0%
School Administration $480 $890,000 4.8%
Operation $703 $1,304,000 7.1%
Transportation $259 $481,000 2.6%
Other $177 $329,000 1.8%
Total Support $2,817 $5,228,000 28.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,482 $2,750,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $9,963 $18,491,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $2,994,486,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $307,082,000 4.9%
Staff $988 $487,285,000 7.7%
General Administration $276 $136,001,000 2.2%
School Administration $570 $281,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,169 $576,712,000 9.1%
Transportation $365 $179,842,000 2.9%
Other $364 $179,327,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,354 $2,147,322,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $1,166,915,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,790 $6,308,723,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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