Junction City School District

The Junction City School District operates two schools - Junction City Elementary School and Junction City High School. Both schools are struggling academically, with low proficiency rates compared to the state average and 1-star ratings from SchoolDigger. The elementary school ranks 352 out of 497 Arkansas elementary schools, while the high school ranks 227 out of 305 Arkansas high schools.

Junction City Elementary School has particularly low proficiency rates, with only 26.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 28.9% in Mathematics. The high school also struggles, with only 20.3% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 4.2% in Mathematics. Both schools have high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a high-poverty student population, and spend more per student than the state average.

While the Junction City School District faces significant challenges in improving academic performance, there are some areas of strength to build upon. The elementary school performs better in 4th grade, and the high school shows stronger results in 7th and 8th-grade English Language Arts. The district may need to focus on more effective allocation of resources and implementation of evidence-based instructional practices to drive meaningful progress for its students.