Middle Schools in Fayetteville School District

The Fayetteville School District in Arkansas is home to 4 middle schools serving grades 5-8: Woodland Junior High School, McNair Middle School, Ramay Junior High School, and Holt Middle School. These schools demonstrate a range of academic performance, with Woodland Junior High standing out as the top-performing middle school in the district.

Woodland Junior High School is ranked 15th out of 335 middle schools in Arkansas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. It boasts significantly higher test scores than the district and state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels, including 61.9% proficiency in math, 90.8% proficiency in Algebra, and 100% proficiency in Geometry. Additionally, Woodland has the lowest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 26.46% and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 13.9, suggesting it is effectively serving its student population.

In contrast, Ramay Junior High School and Holt Middle School have the lowest test scores across the board, with only 33.6% and 43.3% proficiency in ELA, respectively, and 34.1% and 48.8% proficiency in math. These lower-performing schools also have higher percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 16.62% to 53.8%. While spending per student does not necessarily correlate with higher test scores, the Fayetteville School District as a whole outperforms the state averages, suggesting opportunities to learn from the best practices of top-performing schools like Woodland Junior High.