Dora Kimmons Jr. High School
2201 North 50th St Fort Smith AR, 72904, Sebastian County Phone: 479-785-2451 Ranking:  (740 out of 800, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9 School District: Fort Smith Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 61 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 59 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 868 | 877 | 860 | 820 | 791 | 765 | 807 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 270 | 31.1% | 301 | 34.3% | 297 | 34.5% | 283 | 34.5% | 277 | 35.0% | 249 | 32.5% | 273 | 33.8% |
| Grade 8: | 306 | 35.3% | 295 | 33.6% | 279 | 32.4% | 284 | 34.6% | 242 | 30.6% | 255 | 33.3% | 282 | 34.9% |
| Grade 9: | 292 | 33.6% | 281 | 32.0% | 284 | 33.0% | 253 | 30.9% | 272 | 34.4% | 261 | 34.1% | 252 | 31.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 433 | 49.9% | 443 | 50.5% | 453 | 52.7% | 412 | 50.2% | 401 | 50.7% | 398 | 52.0% | 425 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 435 | 50.1% | 434 | 49.5% | 407 | 47.3% | 408 | 49.8% | 390 | 49.3% | 359 | 46.9% | 378 | 46.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 13 | 1.5% | 8 | 0.9% | 19 | 2.2% | 46 | 5.6% | 66 | 8.3% | 15 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 98 | 11.3% | 98 | 11.2% | 102 | 11.9% | 83 | 10.1% | 76 | 9.6% | 83 | 10.8% | 93 | 11.5% |
| Hispanic: | 436 | 50.2% | 414 | 47.2% | 373 | 43.4% | 324 | 39.5% | 298 | 37.7% | 337 | 44.1% | 326 | 40.4% |
| Black: | 172 | 19.8% | 202 | 23.0% | 197 | 22.9% | 188 | 22.9% | 168 | 21.2% | 195 | 25.5% | 210 | 26.0% |
| White: | 120 | 13.8% | 117 | 13.3% | 125 | 14.5% | 137 | 16.7% | 134 | 16.9% | 135 | 17.6% | 169 | 20.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 3.3% | 37 | 4.2% | 43 | 5.0% | 40 | 4.9% | 48 | 6.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 736 | 84.8% | 734 | 83.7% | 708 | 82.3% | 683 | 83.3% | 655 | 82.8% | 603 | 78.8% | 602 | 74.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 8.1% | 81 | 9.2% | 85 | 9.9% | 73 | 8.9% | 67 | 8.5% | 80 | 10.5% | 101 | 12.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.16 | 14.97 | 14.45 | 14.18 | 13.18 | 13.00 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 53% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 36% | 51% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 53% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 54% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 59% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 65% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 61% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 74% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 77% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 26% | 42% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 52% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 57% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 60% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 67% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 74% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 72% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 71% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 13% | 29% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 38% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 39% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 36% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 24% | 39% | 41% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 60% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 63% | 66% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 61% | 63% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 62% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 68% | 71% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 75% | 76% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 74% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 79% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 74% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 35% | 33% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 41% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 52% | 47% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 54% | 56% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 58% | 62% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 62% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 59% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 67% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 62% | 65% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 44% | 58% | 65% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 40% | 58% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 53% | 67% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 53% | 69% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 69% | 75% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 71% | 75% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 61% | 78% | 80% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 71% | 78% | 77% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 79% | 56% | 60% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 59% | 61% | 59% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 91% | 58% | 60% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 94% | 63% | 66% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 88% | 64% | 69% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 72% | 73% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 75% | 76% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 87% | 71% | 72% |
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* Dora Kimmons Jr. High School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.