Yerger Junior High School
400 East 9th St
Hope AR, 71801, Hempstead County
Phone: 870-722-2770
Ranking: 
(701 out of 800, bottom 12%)*
(701 out of 800, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Hope 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: | 30 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 353 | 376 | 395 | 376 | 334 | 353 | 368 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 182 | 51.6% | 176 | 46.8% | 194 | 49.1% | 208 | 55.3% | 169 | 50.6% | 167 | 47.3% | 183 | 49.7% |
| Grade 8: | 171 | 48.4% | 200 | 53.2% | 201 | 50.9% | 168 | 44.7% | 165 | 49.4% | 186 | 52.7% | 185 | 50.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 189 | 53.5% | 191 | 50.8% | 200 | 50.6% | 185 | 49.2% | 166 | 49.7% | 175 | 49.6% | 183 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 164 | 46.5% | 185 | 49.2% | 195 | 49.4% | 191 | 50.8% | 168 | 50.3% | 170 | 48.2% | 181 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 130 | 36.8% | 112 | 29.8% | 100 | 25.3% | 86 | 22.9% | 83 | 24.9% | 76 | 21.5% | 69 | 18.8% |
| Black: | 165 | 46.7% | 180 | 47.9% | 191 | 48.4% | 172 | 45.7% | 157 | 47.0% | 184 | 52.1% | 186 | 50.5% |
| White: | 57 | 16.1% | 83 | 22.1% | 103 | 26.1% | 114 | 30.3% | 89 | 26.6% | 88 | 24.9% | 109 | 29.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 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: | 277 | 78.5% | 283 | 75.3% | 304 | 77.0% | 253 | 67.3% | 224 | 67.1% | 231 | 65.4% | 244 | 66.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 5.7% | 27 | 7.2% | 25 | 6.3% | 25 | 6.6% | 27 | 8.1% | 19 | 5.4% | 21 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.68 | 12.55 | 15.13 | 13.47 | 12.37 | 11.80 | 11.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 31% | 31% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 49% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 26% | 26% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36% | 36% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 12% | 12% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 12% | 12% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 10% | 10% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 19% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 19% | 41% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 66% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 63% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58% | 71% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 76% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 10% | 10% | 33% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 24% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 47% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 46% | 62% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 65% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 33% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 40% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 60% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 60% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 45% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 65% | 80% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 54% | 77% |
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* Yerger Junior High School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.