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West 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
801 North Avalon
West Memphis, AR 72301
Phone
(870) 735-3161
District
WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
CRITTENDEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
507
Classroom Teachers
40

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.0% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

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

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
37%
19%
34%
22%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
44%
34%
51%
15%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 9

50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
34%
23%
41%
4%
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
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 173 34.1%
Grade 8 168 33.1%
Grade 9 166 32.7%
Total 507 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 31.7% 18.3% 61.4%
Black 64.3% 79.3% 20.2%
Hispanic 3.6% 1.9% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.4% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 99.8% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 99.8% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 25,732 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 77.8 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.5% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.0% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.9% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 16.7% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,485 1,171,694
Single Parent Households With Children 17.1% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.6% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.9% 24.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.3% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.7% 13.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.3% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.5% 18.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.9% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 19.3% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,645 $32,918,000 42.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $487 $2,415,000 3.1%
Staff $1,248 $6,183,000 8.0%
General Administration $308 $1,525,000 2.0%
School Administration $639 $3,168,000 4.1%
Operation $1,054 $5,223,000 6.7%
Transportation $246 $1,218,000 1.6%
Other $1,002 $4,963,000 6.4%
Total Support $4,985 $24,695,000 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,069 $20,156,000 25.9%
Total Expenditures $15,698 $77,769,000 100.0%
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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