L. A. Chaffin Jr. High School
3025 Massard Rd Fort Smith AR, 72903, Sebastian County Phone: 479-452-2226 Ranking:  (40 out of 800, top 5%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9 School District: Fort Smith 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: | 55 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 869 | 839 | 793 | 819 | 758 | 767 | 751 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 290 | 33.4% | 302 | 36.0% | 251 | 31.7% | 263 | 32.1% | 262 | 34.6% | 270 | 35.2% | 252 | 33.6% |
| Grade 8: | 304 | 35.0% | 276 | 32.9% | 263 | 33.2% | 276 | 33.7% | 248 | 32.7% | 247 | 32.2% | 250 | 33.3% |
| Grade 9: | 275 | 31.6% | 261 | 31.1% | 279 | 35.2% | 280 | 34.2% | 248 | 32.7% | 250 | 32.6% | 249 | 33.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 459 | 52.8% | 434 | 51.7% | 398 | 50.2% | 405 | 49.5% | 374 | 49.3% | 393 | 51.2% | 370 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 410 | 47.2% | 405 | 48.3% | 395 | 49.8% | 414 | 50.5% | 384 | 50.7% | 366 | 47.7% | 377 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.1% | 20 | 2.5% | 20 | 2.4% | 23 | 3.0% | 25 | 3.3% | 18 | 2.4% |
| Asian: | 71 | 8.2% | 64 | 7.6% | 53 | 6.7% | 54 | 6.6% | 48 | 6.3% | 50 | 6.5% | 40 | 5.3% |
| Hispanic: | 129 | 14.8% | 122 | 14.5% | 99 | 12.5% | 105 | 12.8% | 101 | 13.3% | 89 | 11.6% | 79 | 10.5% |
| Black: | 56 | 6.4% | 59 | 7.0% | 42 | 5.3% | 45 | 5.5% | 43 | 5.7% | 60 | 7.8% | 51 | 6.8% |
| White: | 547 | 62.9% | 513 | 61.1% | 541 | 68.2% | 556 | 67.9% | 523 | 69.0% | 543 | 70.8% | 563 | 75.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 59 | 6.8% | 71 | 8.5% | 36 | 4.5% | 37 | 4.5% | 20 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 319 | 36.7% | 308 | 36.7% | 259 | 32.7% | 271 | 33.1% | 239 | 31.5% | 246 | 32.1% | 199 | 26.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 87 | 10.0% | 83 | 9.9% | 63 | 7.9% | 67 | 8.2% | 67 | 8.8% | 56 | 7.3% | 63 | 8.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.94 | 16.16 | 15.59 | 16.56 | 14.04 | 14.80 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 53% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 51% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 53% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 54% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 59% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 65% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 61% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 74% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 77% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 42% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 52% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 60% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 67% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 74% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 72% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 29% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 38% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 39% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 36% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 39% | 41% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 60% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 63% | 66% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 61% | 63% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 62% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 68% | 71% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 75% | 76% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 74% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 79% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 74% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 35% | 33% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 41% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 52% | 47% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 54% | 56% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 58% | 62% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 62% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 59% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 67% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 62% | 65% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 73% | 58% | 65% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77% | 58% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78% | 67% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83% | 69% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82% | 75% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83% | 75% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 88% | 78% | 80% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 87% | 78% | 77% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 56% | 60% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 94% | 61% | 59% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 58% | 60% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 63% | 66% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 64% | 69% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 72% | 73% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 75% | 76% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71% | 72% |
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* L. A. Chaffin Jr. High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.