Watson Chapel Jr. High School
3900 Camden Rd Pine Bluff AR, 71603, Jefferson County Phone: 870-879-4420 Ranking:  (734 out of 800, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9 School District: Watson Chapel 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: | 49 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 53 | 57 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 734 | 769 | 794 | 798 | 762 | 765 | 780 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 238 | 32.4% | 260 | 33.8% | 256 | 32.2% | 263 | 33.0% | 239 | 31.4% | 261 | 34.1% | 239 | 30.6% |
| Grade 8: | 256 | 34.9% | 258 | 33.6% | 265 | 33.4% | 243 | 30.5% | 266 | 34.9% | 258 | 33.7% | 247 | 31.7% |
| Grade 9: | 240 | 32.7% | 251 | 32.6% | 273 | 34.4% | 292 | 36.6% | 257 | 33.7% | 246 | 32.2% | 294 | 37.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 375 | 51.1% | 393 | 51.1% | 419 | 52.8% | 420 | 52.6% | 377 | 49.5% | 388 | 50.7% | 397 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 359 | 48.9% | 376 | 48.9% | 375 | 47.2% | 378 | 47.4% | 385 | 50.5% | 369 | 48.2% | 379 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.4% | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 527 | 71.8% | 576 | 74.9% | 572 | 72.0% | 566 | 70.9% | 512 | 67.2% | 495 | 64.7% | 488 | 62.6% |
| White: | 188 | 25.6% | 176 | 22.9% | 207 | 26.1% | 223 | 27.9% | 239 | 31.4% | 263 | 34.4% | 284 | 36.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 448 | 61.0% | 481 | 62.5% | 501 | 63.1% | 472 | 59.1% | 422 | 55.4% | 386 | 50.5% | 388 | 49.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 9.4% | 61 | 7.9% | 68 | 8.6% | 67 | 8.4% | 75 | 9.8% | 49 | 6.4% | 55 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.01 | 15.22 | 15.87 | 16.07 | 14.11 | 14.40 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 33% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 26% | 26% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 33% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 17% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 11% | 11% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 18% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 9% | 9% | 41% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 66% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 63% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 71% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 76% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 16% | 33% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29% | 47% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 56% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 62% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 36% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 65% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 65% | 61% | 65% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79% | 74% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78% | 51% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 73% | 52% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 61% | 54% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 46% | 44% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 46% | 46% | 80% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 56% | 55% | 77% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 65% | 46% | 76% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 72% | 41% | 72% |
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* Watson Chapel Jr. High School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.