Summary:
The Jacksonville North Pulaski School District is home to one middle school, Jacksonville Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and has a substantial enrollment of 926 students.
Jacksonville Middle School shows a clear, positive trend in academic performance, with significant year-over-year improvement across all core subjects between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. For example, Math proficiency rose from 7.9% to 14.0%, and English Language Arts increased from 12.8% to 20.1%. The school's standout strength is in Algebra, where 38% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, which is actually higher than the state average of 36.9%. This is a remarkable divergence from other subjects, where the school significantly underperforms state averages. Despite these gains, the school remains ranked in the bottom 10% of Arkansas middle schools, currently sitting at 309th out of 327 schools. The school spends $12,349 per student and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12:1, yet these resources have not yet translated into competitive academic results compared to the rest of the state.
An interesting pattern is the "middle school slump" evident in the data, with 7th graders generally showing lower proficiency rates than 6th or 8th graders in most subjects. For instance, in ELA, 6th graders had a 21% proficiency rate, which dropped to 16.6% in 7th grade before recovering to 22.9% in 8th grade. This suggests a specific area where targeted interventions could be most effective. Overall, while Jacksonville Middle School is on an upward trajectory and has a notable strength in Algebra, it still faces significant challenges in bringing all subjects up to state averages.
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