Pocahontas Junior High School
2405 North Park Pocahontas AR, 72455, Randolph County Phone: 870-892-4573 Ranking:  (335 out of 800, top 42%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9 School District: Pocahontas School District 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: | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 54 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 442 | 486 | 484 | 442 | 457 | 434 | 467 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 136 | 30.8% | 156 | 32.1% | 167 | 34.5% | 157 | 35.5% | 146 | 31.9% | 124 | 28.6% | 156 | 33.4% |
| Grade 8: | 150 | 33.9% | 168 | 34.6% | 164 | 33.9% | 149 | 33.7% | 137 | 30.0% | 159 | 36.6% | 155 | 33.2% |
| Grade 9: | 156 | 35.3% | 162 | 33.3% | 153 | 31.6% | 136 | 30.8% | 174 | 38.1% | 151 | 34.8% | 156 | 33.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 232 | 52.5% | 267 | 54.9% | 252 | 52.1% | 231 | 52.3% | 228 | 49.9% | 221 | 50.9% | 241 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 210 | 47.5% | 219 | 45.1% | 232 | 47.9% | 211 | 47.7% | 229 | 50.1% | 205 | 47.2% | 222 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.9% |
| White: | 410 | 92.8% | 456 | 93.8% | 460 | 95.0% | 409 | 92.5% | 427 | 93.4% | 411 | 94.7% | 442 | 94.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 14 | 3.2% | 10 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 188 | 42.5% | 208 | 42.8% | 218 | 45.0% | 187 | 42.3% | 189 | 41.4% | 161 | 37.1% | 207 | 44.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 13.1% | 71 | 14.6% | 66 | 13.6% | 78 | 17.6% | 70 | 15.3% | 68 | 15.7% | 58 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.67 | 14.58 | 14.64 | 13.52 | 8.62 | 8.00 | 8.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 41% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 66% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 63% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 71% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 76% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 33% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 47% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 56% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 62% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 65% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 90% | 78% | 65% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 76% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86% | 71% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80% | 77% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86% | 87% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 89% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 80% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 89% | 77% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 66% | 60% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 68% | 59% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 66% | 60% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 77% | 66% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 94% | 70% | 69% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 76% | 73% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89% | 76% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 82% | 72% |
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* Pocahontas Junior High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.