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Forrest City Jr. High Middle School
1133 North Division St
Forrest City AR, 72335, Saint Francis County
Phone: 870-633-3230
Ranking: 
(796 out of 800, bottom 1%)*
(796 out of 800, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Forrest City School District
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: | 35 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 36 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 447 | 451 | 496 | 501 | 537 | 554 | 530 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 229 | 51.2% | 230 | 51.0% | 234 | 47.2% | 261 | 52.1% | 249 | 46.4% | 300 | 54.2% | 250 | 47.2% |
| Grade 8: | 218 | 48.8% | 221 | 49.0% | 262 | 52.8% | 239 | 47.7% | 285 | 53.1% | 252 | 45.5% | 271 | 51.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 9 | 1.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 234 | 52.3% | 226 | 50.1% | 258 | 52.0% | 244 | 48.7% | 264 | 49.2% | 278 | 50.2% | 268 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 213 | 47.7% | 225 | 49.9% | 238 | 48.0% | 257 | 51.3% | 273 | 50.8% | 268 | 48.4% | 258 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 373 | 83.4% | 370 | 82.0% | 402 | 81.0% | 407 | 81.2% | 429 | 79.9% | 442 | 79.8% | 435 | 82.1% |
| White: | 68 | 15.2% | 73 | 16.2% | 85 | 17.1% | 85 | 17.0% | 102 | 19.0% | 107 | 19.3% | 87 | 16.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 444 | 99.3% | 448 | 99.3% | 353 | 71.2% | 498 | 99.4% | 534 | 99.4% | 551 | 99.5% | 527 | 99.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 8.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.86 | 13.72 | 13.41 | 13.33 | 12.79 | 15.40 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 31% | 31% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 31% | 31% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 9% | 9% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 4% | 4% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 10% | 10% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 7% | 7% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 11% | 11% | 41% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 66% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 63% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 31% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 71% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 76% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 13% | 33% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 24% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 20% | 47% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 21% | 56% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 62% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 31% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 65% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97% | 38% | 65% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89% | 40% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 87% | 28% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 48% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 54% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 96% | 61% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 87% | 65% | 80% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 51% | 77% |
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* Forrest City Jr. High Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.