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Jacksonville High School

Public Grades 9-12

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 291 Arkansas High Schools

Better than 12% of Arkansas high schools

Summary

Jacksonville High School is a public high school serving 1,165 students in grades 9-12 in Jacksonville, Arkansas. The school is part of the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District, which is ranked 216 out of 250 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jacksonville High School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Arkansas high schools, with proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts, Reading, Math, and Science that are significantly below the state averages, often by 10-20 percentage points. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.4% of students were proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 34.7%. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.91% to 100% over the past 3 years, indicating a predominantly low-income student population.

Compared to nearby schools like Cabot High School, Sylvan Hills High School, and Lisa Academy North High School, Jacksonville High School significantly underperforms in academic proficiency across all subjects. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Cabot High School had 46.8% of students proficient in English Language Arts, compared to only 17.4% at Jacksonville High School. Addressing the systemic issues and resource disparities that contribute to the school's low performance will be crucial to improving educational opportunities and outcomes for the students at Jacksonville High School.

1,208

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,161

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 W Main Street
Jacksonville, AR 72076

(501) 982-2128

District: Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

Feeder schools for Jacksonville High School:

Elementary:	Bayou Meto Elementary School
	Bobby G Lester Elementary School
	Murrell Taylor Elementary School
Middle:	Jacksonville Middle School
Prekindergarten:	Adkins Preschool Center

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.9%

White:

24.5%

Hispanic:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2019 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (15% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Arkansas average (81% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg18%

Arkansas avg34%

257^th of 291

Arkansas public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

216^th of 250Jacksonville North Pulaski 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)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	257 of 291	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	250 of 305	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	247 of 295	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	252 of 282	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	257 of 290	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	251 of 282	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Reading21%-14 vs state

Biology19%-18 vs state

English Language Arts17%-17 vs state

Geometry6%-15 vs state

Algebra3%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Jacksonville High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)					ATLAS Reading (2025)					ATLAS Mathematics (2025)			ATLAS Algebra (2025)		ATLAS Geometry (2025)				ATLAS Science (2025)			ATLAS Biology (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 All Grades	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 11th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	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
Jacksonville High School	Public	9-12	1301 W Main Street	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 982-2128	1,208	114	10.5		296 (24.5%)	711 (58.9%)	122 (10.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (5.9%)	18.8	257^th of 291 public high schools	11.7%		24.1	250^th of 305 public high schools	18.0%	7			13.8	21.3	17.4			18.9	23.0	20.8				2.7	2.6	23.3	2.6		6.1				50.0	13.6		19.3	$14,161	$1,901	$12,260
Jacksonville Lighthouse High School	Public, Charter	9-12	251 N. First Street	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 985-1228	60	6	10.9	75.0%	6 (10.0%)	52 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	17.6	260^th of 291 public high schools	10.7%		14.3	284^th of 305 public high schools	6.9%	24			21.1	6.7	14.7			26.3	6.7	17.6				6.3	6.3		0.0		0.0					0.0		5.3	$39,734	$7,180	$32,554
Sylvan Hills High School	Public	9-12	484 Bear Paw Road	Sherwood	72120	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 833-1100	1,120	88	12.7	50.7%	410 (36.6%)	525 (46.9%)	108 (9.6%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.8%)	52.9	125^th of 291 public high schools	57.0%		42.3	178^th of 305 public high schools	41.6%	53			0.0	37.0	35.8			0.0	37.9	36.7							41.9	8.4	19.3					18.5	17.7	18.5	$14,736	$577	$14,160
Lisa Academy North High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1 Lisa Academy Way	North Little Rock	72117	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 945-2727	292	26	11.0	57.5%	75 (25.7%)	93 (31.8%)	95 (32.5%)	12 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	88	14^th of 291 public high schools	95.2%		83.9	23^rd of 305 public high schools	92.5%	9			57.7	56.1	56.9			57.7	61.0	59.4				43.1	43.1	88.9	22.4		41.5				92.6	29.7		48.4	$10,464	$1,256	$9,208
Cabot Panther Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	21 Funtastic Dr	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	Yes	No	No	No	(501) 743-3520	318	30	10.7	56.3%	260 (81.8%)	5 (1.6%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.7%)	49.6	140^th of 291 public high schools	51.9%		41	182^nd of 305 public high schools	40.3%	42	22.2	34.6	38.6	22.2	28.8	29.6	34.6	36.4	26.7	30.8	18.5	32.0	23.2	29.3	28.5		10.9		15.1	25.9	37.0	29.3		25.5		29.4	$11,107	$629	$10,478
Cabot High School	Public	9-12	401 North Lincoln	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 843-3562	2,170	123	17.6	42.5%	1,753 (80.8%)	63 (2.9%)	192 (8.8%)	37 (1.7%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	116 (5.3%)	81.3	25^th of 291 public high schools	91.4%		80.9	29^th of 305 public high schools	90.5%	4				46.8	46.8				47.5	47.5							21.2	7.7	21.0					45.7		45.3	$11,384	$660	$10,724
Cstp Civilian Student Training Program	Public	7-12	16301 Missouri St	North Little Rock	72199	Pulaski County	Division Of Youth Services School System	No	No	No	No	(501) 682-1144	31	4	8.2	90.3%	17 (54.8%)	10 (32.3%)	3 (9.7%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					0.0					4.2			0.0									20.0
North Little Rock High School	Public	9-12	201 West 22nd Street	North Little Rock	72114	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 771-8100	1,652	141	11.7	99.9%	330 (20.0%)	976 (59.1%)	250 (15.1%)	23 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	66 (4.0%)	14.1	268^th of 291 public high schools	7.9%		18.9	267^th of 305 public high schools	12.5%	1			18.7	12.7	15.8			15.2	15.4	15.3				5.0	5.0	8.6	1.0		1.7				30.4	7.2		11.3	$16,410	$2,508	$13,902
North Little Rock Center Of Excellence	Public, Charter	9-12	201 West 22nd Street	North Little Rock	72114	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 975-3895	472	32	14.6	100.0%	139 (29.4%)	236 (50.0%)	70 (14.8%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	37	195^th of 291 public high schools	33.0%		51.4	134^th of 305 public high schools	56.1%	61			30.1	31.1	30.6			30.9	33.1	32.1				8.9	8.9	0.0	0.0		0.0				47.7	12.7		22.6	$10,273	$1,721	$8,552
Estem High School	Public, Charter	9-12	112 W 3rd St	Little Rock	72201	Pulaski County	Estem Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 478-2800	676	69	9.8	61.7%	108 (16.0%)	424 (62.7%)	93 (13.8%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.5%)	59.9	88^th of 291 public high schools	69.8%		60.5	102^nd of 305 public high schools	66.6%	14			33.4	46.2	39.6			34.6	46.1	40.3				17.8	17.8	92.8	16.4		22.9				41.1	17.3		33.1	$12,219	$1,018	$11,201

Frequently Asked Questions about Jacksonville High School

What schools feed into Jacksonville High School?

Jacksonville High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bayou Meto Elementary School
Elementary : Bobby G Lester Elementary School
Elementary : Murrell Taylor Elementary School
Middle : Jacksonville Middle School
Prekindergarten : Adkins Preschool Center

What is the racial makeup of Jacksonville High School?

Students at Jacksonville High School are 59% African American, 25% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Jacksonville High School a good school?

Jacksonville High School ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Arkansas high schools.

What district is Jacksonville High School in?

Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

How many students attend Jacksonville High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,208 students attended Jacksonville High School.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.