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Nettleton Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 327 Arkansas Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Arkansas middle schools

Summary

Nettleton Junior High School in Jonesboro, AR, serves 566 students in grades 7 and 8 and is part of the Nettleton School District, which ranks in the bottom 10% of Arkansas school districts.

Nettleton Junior High has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Arkansas middle schools over the past five years, earning a 1-star rating. Its proficiency rates in core subjects (ELA: 25.5%, Math: 22.5%, Science: 27.8%) are roughly half of the state averages. This is significantly lower than nearby higher-performing schools like Valley View Junior High School (ELA: 55.9%, Math: 58.5%, Science: 56.4%) and Brookland Junior High School (ELA: 43.5%). The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 74% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch in the 2024-2025 school year. Interestingly, Nettleton spends $12,135 per student—higher than both Valley View ($10,661) and Brookland ($9,883)—and has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.3, suggesting that low performance is not primarily a funding or class size issue.

One striking finding is the "Algebra paradox": while overall math proficiency is very low (22.5%), 8th-grade Algebra scores are exceptionally high (87.6% proficient), far above the state average (73.9%). This suggests a highly selective advanced program for a small group of students, while the majority struggle in standard math (7th-grade: 20.7%, 8th-grade: 24.3% proficient). Compared to nearby high-poverty schools like Annie Camp Junior High School and Douglas MacArthur Junior High School, Nettleton underperforms in most subjects—for example, 7th-grade math proficiency (20.7%) is much lower than Annie Camp's (40.1%) and Douglas MacArthur's (33.2%). The school's state ranking has also declined steadily over the past decade, from the 34th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 17th percentile in 2025-2026.

566

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,135

Per pupil spending ?

74%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4208 Chieftain Lane
Jonesboro, AR 72401

(870) 910-7819

District: Nettleton School District

Students who attend Nettleton Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Nettleton High School

Feeder schools for Nettleton Junior High School:

Elementary:	Fox Meadow Elementary
	Fox Meadow School Of Creative Media
	Nettleton Steam Intermediate
	University Heights Elementary School
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	University Heights School Of Medical Arts

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.8%

White:

24.7%

Hispanic:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

Arkansas avg41%

270^th of 327

Arkansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

228^th of 251Nettleton 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
2026	22.3	270 of 327	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	266 of 324	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	281 of 335	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	268 of 330	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	254 of 318	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	243 of 330	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	209 of 319	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	225 of 318	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.9	212 of 315	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.4	211 of 312	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.4	89 of 275	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.2	138 of 280	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.7	154 of 278	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.1	95 of 265	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.6	90 of 264	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.4	108 of 254	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.8	116 of 240	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.2	83 of 223	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.6	54 of 225	76.0%	★★★★☆
2006	69.8	50 of 206	75.7%	★★★★☆
2005	86.1	12 of 208	94.2%	★★★★★

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra88%+51 vs state

Science28%-16 vs state

Reading26%-15 vs state

English Language Arts26%-14 vs state

Mathematics22%-22 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	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 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 All Grades	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 All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 9th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nettleton Junior High School	Public	7-8	4208 Chieftain Lane	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 910-7819	566	50	11.3	74.0%	140 (24.7%)	310 (54.8%)	76 (13.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.7%)	22.3	270^th of 327 public middle schools	17.4%		21.7	266^th of 324 public middle schools	17.9%	4				26.8	24.3		25.5				26.4	25.4		25.9				20.7	24.3	22.5	87.6		87.6						29.5	26.3	27.8			$12,135	$824	$11,312
Douglas MacArthur Junior High School	Public	7-9	1615 Wilkins Av	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 933-5840	765	54	14.1	100.0%	220 (28.8%)	358 (46.8%)	144 (18.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	30.7	243^rd of 327 public middle schools	25.7%		33.9	230^th of 324 public middle schools	29.0%	13				26.6	30.1	31.6	29.6				27.6	31.4	37.5	32.4				33.2	12.3	23.9	81.7	12.0	34.8	77.8	77.8				34.0	31.0	32.4	70.0	70.0	$12,243	$1,691	$10,552
Annie Camp Junior High School	Public	7-9	1814 West Nettleton Avenue	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 933-5820	701	53	13.1	100.0%	213 (30.4%)	330 (47.1%)	111 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.1%)	38.4	217^th of 327 public middle schools	33.6%		26	252^nd of 324 public middle schools	22.2%	35				34.7	25.2	30.9	30.5				34.7	26.2	30.3	30.6				40.1	21.2	32.7	70.7	8.8	28.2	70.6	70.6				43.5	30.9	37.6	63.7	63.7	$13,005	$1,832	$11,173
Valley View Junior High School	Public	7-9	2118 Valley View Drive	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 935-6361	699	56	12.4	30.9%	572 (81.8%)	42 (6.0%)	40 (5.7%)	25 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	83.4	32^nd of 327 public middle schools	90.2%		79.9	42^nd of 324 public middle schools	87.0%	10				52.0	53.2	62.3	55.9				50.0	54.4	61.0	55.3				64.9	45.7	58.5	67.2	38.8	54.9	51.9	51.9				55.3	57.4	56.4			$10,661	$631	$10,030
Brookland Junior High School	Public	7-9	100 W School	Brookland	72417	Craighead County	Brookland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 932-2080	701	63	11.0	27.8%	605 (86.3%)	30 (4.3%)	47 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	67.6	94^th of 327 public middle schools	71.3%		50	162^nd of 324 public middle schools	50.0%	68				41.5	42.6	46.8	43.5				41.9	40.9	44.3	42.2				52.7	41.7	48.6	62.8	24.1	41.3	41.5	41.5				50.2	49.8	50.0	81.6	81.6	$9,883	$633	$9,249
Brookland Middle School	Public	4-6	100 W. School St.	Brookland	72417	Craighead County	Brookland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 932-2080	755	41	18.5	35.8%	660 (87.4%)	29 (3.8%)	44 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.5%)								(n/a)	59.7	45.2	48.9				51.0	56.2	42.9	48.1				48.8	66.2	57.6	73.0			65.3						59.3	56.0	57.6			57.6			$9,786	$890	$8,896
Westside Middle School	Public	5-7	1800 Hwy 91 West	Jonesboro	72416	Craighead County	WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead)	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 935-7501	414	30	13.7	59.7%	375 (90.6%)	14 (3.4%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	65.3	100^th of 327 public middle schools	69.4%		49.6	164^th of 324 public middle schools	49.4%	64		43.5	41.8	42.8			42.7		43.5	45.4	45.7			44.8		71.1	43.2	45.3		53.1							60.8	50.4	50.4		53.8			$12,100	$1,306	$10,794
Trumann Middle School	Public	4-7	221 N Pine Avenue	Trumann	72472	Poinsett County	Trumann School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 483-5356	418	27	15.5	100.0%	297 (71.1%)	43 (10.3%)	41 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	12.7	302^nd of 327 public middle schools	7.6%		19.5	274^th of 324 public middle schools	15.4%	28	20.4	19.8	23.5	23.6			21.8	20.4	18.9	24.5	22.5			21.5	13.6	17.9	18.0	16.6		16.5						23.3	23.8	22.7	16.6		21.8			$13,546	$2,053	$11,493
Greene City Technical Junior High School	Public	6-9	5201 West Kingshighway	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 215-4450	521	39	13.3	44.1%	470 (90.2%)	12 (2.3%)	28 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	66.6	97^th of 327 public middle schools	70.3%		76.4	50^th of 324 public middle schools	84.6%	47					35.7	51.9	43.5					33.0	54.0	43.1					62.2	62.2	94.9	41.0	54.1	87.0	85.4					53.8	53.8			$11,226	$525	$10,701
Greene City Technical Middle School	Public	6-12	5207 West Kingshighway	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 215-4480	557	31	18.0	52.8%	500 (89.8%)	19 (3.4%)	19 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	76.1	52^nd of 327 public middle schools	84.1%		59.1	121^st of 324 public middle schools	62.7%	69			44.8	45.0			45.0			44.9	45.0			44.9			60.0	61.2		60.7								50.6	57.3		54.3			$10,717	$694	$10,022

Frequently Asked Questions about Nettleton Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Nettleton Junior High School?

Students at Nettleton Junior High School are 55% African American, 25% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Nettleton Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Nettleton Junior High School usually go on to attend Nettleton High School

Is Nettleton Junior High School a good school?

Nettleton Junior High School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Arkansas middle schools.

How many students attend Nettleton Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended Nettleton Junior High School.

What district is Nettleton Junior High School in?

Nettleton School District

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