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Ashdown Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

600 South Ellen Street, Ashdown, AR 71822 · (870) 898-5138 · Part of Ashdown School District

Ashdown’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
278
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Ashdown Junior High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ashdown kids: Ashdown High School

On the path

Where Ashdown kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Ashdown Elementary School621 students
6–8Ashdown Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–12Ashdown High School382 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

600 South Ellen Street, Ashdown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 696
Grade 792
Grade 890
Enrollment over time
329’20
317’21
283’22
281’23
278’24

Down 15.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Black 24%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ashdown Junior High School from Ashdown families.

Other schools in Ashdown School District

The district →
Ashdown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ashdown
C+
621 students18:1
Ashdown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ashdown
C−
382 students7:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Ashdown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.