Middle · Arkansas

Paragould Junior High

Free meals for all

Paragould Junior High, a public middle school in Paragould, Arkansas: grades 7–8, 512 students, 13.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Paragould School District.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 512
Teachers (FTE): 38.3
Students per teacher: 13.4
Grades: 7–8; Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 54% of middle schools in Arkansas

Median 13.9 · 215 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 62% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Larger than 60% of middle schools in Arkansas

Median 439 · 215 schools compared

Smaller than 51% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Arkansas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Arkansas: 35%

21%proficient

A lower share proficient than 82% of middle schools in Arkansas

Median 33% · 214 middle schools compared

505 students tested, grades 7, 8 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arkansas: 39%

36%proficient

A lower share proficient than 54% of middle schools in Arkansas

Median 38% · 214 middle schools compared

472 students tested, grades 7, 8 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 7–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant town
Run by: Paragould School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Paragould School District.

Location

Address: 1713 W. Court St., Paragould, AR 72450
Phone: (870)240-2261
City or town: Paragould
County: Greene County

Website Quality of life in Paragould Schools in Paragould

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Greene Cty Tech Junior High School	6–9	521	13.4	35%	62%	2.5 mi
Greene Cty Tech Middle School	6–12	557	18.1	33%	49%	2.7 mi
Oak Grove Middle SchoolFree meals for all	5–6	447	18.7	24%	36%	4.4 mi
Brookland Middle School	4–6	755	18.6	43%	50%	10.7 mi
Brookland Junior High School	7–9	701	11.1	32%	37%	11.0 mi
Nettleton Junior High SchoolFree meals for all	7–8	566	11.4	17%	21%	18.6 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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