Douglas Macarthur Jhs Middle School
1615 Wilkins Ave
Jonesboro AR, 72401, Craighead County
Phone: 870-933-5840
Ranking: 
(575 out of 800, bottom 28%)*
(575 out of 800, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9
School District: Jonesboro Public Schools
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: | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 47 | 57 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 599 | 584 | 599 | 577 | 534 | 527 | 555 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 224 | 37.4% | 200 | 34.2% | 196 | 32.7% | 219 | 38.0% | 195 | 36.5% | 182 | 34.5% | 186 | 33.5% |
| Grade 8: | 188 | 31.4% | 188 | 32.2% | 214 | 35.7% | 192 | 33.3% | 172 | 32.2% | 177 | 33.6% | 180 | 32.4% |
| Grade 9: | 187 | 31.2% | 196 | 33.6% | 189 | 31.6% | 166 | 28.8% | 167 | 31.3% | 168 | 31.9% | 189 | 34.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 325 | 54.3% | 316 | 54.1% | 319 | 53.3% | 281 | 48.7% | 268 | 50.2% | 256 | 48.6% | 282 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 274 | 45.7% | 268 | 45.9% | 280 | 46.7% | 296 | 51.3% | 266 | 49.8% | 263 | 49.9% | 269 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 70 | 11.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 57 | 9.5% | 48 | 8.3% | 40 | 7.5% | 30 | 5.7% | 28 | 5.0% |
| Black: | 270 | 45.1% | 272 | 46.6% | 294 | 49.1% | 270 | 46.8% | 239 | 44.8% | 213 | 40.4% | 231 | 41.6% |
| White: | 251 | 41.9% | 301 | 51.5% | 240 | 40.1% | 252 | 43.7% | 253 | 47.4% | 284 | 53.9% | 291 | 52.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 377 | 62.9% | 383 | 65.6% | 401 | 66.9% | 375 | 65.0% | 331 | 62.0% | 318 | 60.3% | 308 | 55.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 8.7% | 42 | 7.2% | 38 | 6.3% | 43 | 7.5% | 39 | 7.3% | 41 | 7.8% | 57 | 10.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.12 | 14.16 | 14.58 | 13.88 | 9.21 | 9.20 | 9.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 45% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 52% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 51% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 37% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 48% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 57% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 64% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 61% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 29% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 23% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 24% | 21% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 24% | 21% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 32% | 41% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 66% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 63% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 67% | 71% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 76% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 41% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 47% | 47% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 57% | 56% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 62% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 63% | 65% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 67% | 65% | 65% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60% | 57% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 70% | 73% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77% | 73% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 76% | 69% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89% | 84% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 81% | 78% | 80% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 71% | 73% | 77% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 62% | 60% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Douglas Macarthur Jhs Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.