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St. Joe K-12 School

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Summary

St. Joe K-12 School is a small alternative public school serving grades K-12 in the Ozark Mountain School District in Saint Joe, Arkansas, with a student population of 172 as of the 2022-2023 school year.

St. Joe K-12 School stands out for its high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.26% to 100% over the past three years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school also has a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 4.5 to 10.2, suggesting a focus on providing individualized attention and support. Additionally, St. Joe K-12 School spends a relatively high amount per student, at $15,879 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, which could indicate a focus on resources and support for the students.

Academically, St. Joe K-12 School's performance is mixed compared to the Ozark Mountain School District and the state of Arkansas. While the school performs well in some subject areas and grade levels, it struggles in others. When compared to nearby schools like Bruno-Pyatt K-12 School and Western Grove K-12 School, all of which share similar high percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients and low student-teacher ratios, the academic performance of St. Joe K-12 School varies. Additionally, a comparison to Mt. Judea K-12 School in the Deer/Mt. Judea School District suggests that factors beyond just economic disadvantage and student-teacher ratios may be influencing the academic outcomes at St. Joe K-12 School.

172

Students ?

4.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 S Hwy 65
Saint Joe, AR 72675

(870) 439-2218

District: Ozark Mountain School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.5%

Two or more races:

2.3%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 35th percentile in 2021 → 57th in 2023

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Arkansas average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 57th (2023) from a 35th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school41%

District avg38%

Arkansas avg44%

Not ranked this year

St. Joe K-12 School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

169^th of 254Ozark Mountain School District among Arkansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2023	47.5	294 of 492	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	270 of 487	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.6	182 of 496	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	319 of 488	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2023	64.5	110 of 330	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.5	40 of 318	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	128 of 330	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.9	252 of 319	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2023	54.7	128 of 295	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	150 of 282	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	189 of 290	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.8	61 of 282	78.4%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2022-2023) ?

English63%~ state avg

Reading36%~ state avg

Science34%~ state avg

Math32%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)										ATLAS Reading (2026)										ATLAS Mathematics (2026)										ATLAS Algebra (2026)										ATLAS Geometry (2026)										ATLAS Science (2026)										ATLAS Biology (2026)										Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 9th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 10th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading 11th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 9th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 10th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 11th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 3rd Grade	ATLAS Algebra 4th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 5th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 6th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 7th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 10th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 11th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 3rd Grade	ATLAS Geometry 4th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 5th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 6th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 7th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 8th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 11th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science 9th Grade	ATLAS Science 10th Grade	ATLAS Science 11th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 3rd Grade	ATLAS Biology 4th Grade	ATLAS Biology 5th Grade	ATLAS Biology 6th Grade	ATLAS Biology 7th Grade	ATLAS Biology 8th Grade	ATLAS Biology 9th Grade	ATLAS Biology 10th Grade	ATLAS Biology 11th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
St. Joe Elementary	Public	K-6	250 South Highway 65	Western Grove	72675	Searcy County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 439-2213	89	8	10.9	96.6%	78 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	66.3	164^th of 494 public elementary schools	66.8%		53.3	242^nd of 495 public elementary schools	51.1%	78	50.0	36.4		53.3						50.0	42.9	45.5		60.0						52.2	57.1	45.5		46.7						52.2																					57.1	45.5		40.0						50.0
Western Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	300 School Street	Western Grove	72685	Newton County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 429-7102	153	10	15.9	98.0%	144 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	11.6	456^th of 494 public elementary schools	7.7%		14.1	450^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.1%	6	11.1	10.0	26.7	6.9						13.8	14.8	10.0	23.3	10.3						14.7	14.8	23.3	23.3	20.7						20.7																					25.9	23.3	30.0	31.0						27.6
Ozark Mountain High School	Public	7-12	300 School Street	Western Grove	72685	Newton County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 429-5215	225	64	3.5	98.7%	213 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	39.7	197^th of 301 public high schools	34.6%		33.9	208^th of 291 public high schools	28.5%	11					23.7	28.6	23.8	41.0		29.2					39.5	40.0	38.1	41.0		39.6					31.6	19.2				26.6							6.7			15.4							33.3	4.8		15.2					34.2	40.0				37.0								28.1		38.1
Bruno-Pyatt Elementary	Public	1-4	4754 Hwy 125 S	Western Grove	72633	Boone County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 427-5227	28	9	3.2	89.3%	28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Marshall High School	Public	7-12	950 Hwy 65 N.	Marshall	72650	Searcy County	Searcy County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 448-3331	353	68	5.1	99.2%	335 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	76.7	37^th of 301 public high schools	87.7%		89.8	11^th of 291 public high schools	96.2%	26					41.0	24.1	44.6	62.2		42.0					42.6	25.9	45.9	60.0		42.9					40.0	29.8				35.5						72.7	30.4			37.7							50.0	23.1		33.3					52.5	31.0				42.0							81.3	48.3		58.7	$14,941	$1,988	$12,953
Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	201 W College St	Marshall	72650	Searcy County	Searcy County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 448-3333	284	21	13.6	98.9%	265 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	67.2	158^th of 494 public elementary schools	68.0%		80.9	80^th of 495 public elementary schools	83.8%	78	42.6									42.6	44.3									44.3	57.4									57.4																					57.4									57.4											$17,395	$2,684	$14,711
Valley Springs Middle School	Public	5-8	7349 School Str	Valley Springs	72682	Boone County	Valley Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 302-3061	253	19	13.0	47.0%	244 (96.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	86.5	27^th of 335 public middle schools	91.9%		87.4	21^st of 324 public middle schools	93.5%	6			41.4	67.8	44.9	47.1				50.2			39.7	71.2	44.9	51.0				51.5			50.0	84.7	50.7	60.5				61.2						100.0				100.0													43.1	79.7	55.1	66.7				60.8											$12,916	$478	$12,438
Valley Springs High School	Public	9-12	7349 School Str	Valley Springs	72682	Boone County	Valley Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 302-3051	219	41	5.3	45.2%	211 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	75.7	39^th of 301 public high schools	87.0%		88.2	13^th of 291 public high schools	95.5%	26							55.6	39.1		48.0							53.7	39.1		47.0																	51.4			51.4							89.5	19.4		42.9																	100.0	37.1		60.0	$14,101	$453	$13,647
Valley Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7349 School Str	Valley Springs	72682	Boone County	Valley Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 302-3071	315	20	15.6	63.5%	293 (93.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	87.3	40^th of 494 public elementary schools	91.9%		73.2	121^st of 495 public elementary schools	75.6%	81	57.4	63.5								60.4	55.6	61.5								58.5	63.0	67.3								65.1																					63.0	59.6								61.3											$13,575	$1,501	$12,075
Yellville-Summit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1124 N Panther Ave	Yellville	72687	Marion County	Yellville Summit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 449-4244	442	23	19.3	99.3%	424 (95.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	64.5	175^th of 494 public elementary schools	64.6%		68.8	147^th of 495 public elementary schools	70.3%	28	42.4	45.1								43.8	39.4	42.3								40.9	56.1	64.8								60.6																					54.5	46.5								50.4											$13,283	$2,415	$10,868

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Joe K-12 School

What is the racial makeup of St. Joe K-12 School?

Students at St. Joe K-12 School are 97% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend St. Joe K-12 School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 172 students attended St. Joe K-12 School.

What district is St. Joe K-12 School in?

Ozark Mountain School District

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