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J. O. Kelly Middle School
1879 East Robinson Springdale AR, 72764, Washington County Phone: 479-750-8730 Ranking:  (552 out of 800, bottom 31%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 7 School District: Springdale 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: | 51 | 48 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 63 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 675 | 657 | 1,062 | 1,057 | 972 | 938 | 864 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 349 | 51.7% | 321 | 48.9% | 531 | 50.0% | 518 | 49.0% | 504 | 51.9% | 461 | 49.1% | 473 | 54.7% |
| Grade 7: | 326 | 48.3% | 336 | 51.1% | 531 | 50.0% | 539 | 51.0% | 468 | 48.1% | 477 | 50.9% | 391 | 45.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 355 | 52.6% | 342 | 52.1% | 520 | 49.0% | 517 | 48.9% | 491 | 50.5% | 465 | 49.6% | 447 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 320 | 47.4% | 315 | 47.9% | 542 | 51.0% | 540 | 51.1% | 481 | 49.5% | 465 | 49.6% | 413 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.6% | 14 | 2.1% | 23 | 2.2% | 28 | 2.6% | 19 | 2.0% | 101 | 10.8% | 80 | 9.3% |
| Hispanic: | 447 | 66.2% | 417 | 63.5% | 514 | 48.4% | 500 | 47.3% | 454 | 46.7% | 445 | 47.4% | 421 | 48.7% |
| Black: | 20 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.3% | 33 | 3.1% | 35 | 3.3% | 30 | 3.1% | 27 | 2.9% | 20 | 2.3% |
| White: | 109 | 16.1% | 129 | 19.6% | 317 | 29.8% | 346 | 32.7% | 342 | 35.2% | 362 | 38.6% | 341 | 39.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 77 | 11.4% | 65 | 9.9% | 146 | 13.7% | 128 | 12.1% | 105 | 10.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 26 | 2.4% | 17 | 1.6% | 16 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 522 | 77.3% | 493 | 75.0% | 749 | 70.5% | 695 | 65.8% | 598 | 61.5% | 559 | 59.6% | 486 | 56.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 10.1% | 65 | 9.9% | 100 | 9.4% | 116 | 11.0% | 89 | 9.2% | 98 | 10.4% | 97 | 11.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.36 | 13.80 | 16.13 | 16.25 | 14.51 | 13.80 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 58% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 58% | 59% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 58% | 59% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 62% | 67% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 73% | 71% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | 75% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 72% | 73% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 45% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 66% | 68% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 76% | 80% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 75% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 75% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 53% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 57% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 63% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 73% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 49% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 54% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 52% | 58% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 64% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 31% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 30% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 37% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 51% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 44% | 41% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 53% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 101% | 71% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 101% | 81% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97% | 77% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 85% | 80% |
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* J. O. Kelly Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.