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Grimsley Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

5303 Bright Road, Bentonville, AR 72712 · (479) 360-7500 · Part of Bentonville Public Schools

Centerton’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
846
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Grimsley Junior High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 8.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Centerton kids: Bentonville West High School

On the path

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

K–4Centerton Gamble Elementary725 students
7–8Grimsley Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–12Bentonville West High Schoolin Bentonville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 36.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5303 Bright Road, Bentonville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7412
Grade 8434
Enrollment over time
779’20
867’21
887’22
906’23
846’24

Up 8.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Hispanic 17%Asian 8%Two or more races 6%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Grimsley Junior High School from Centerton families.

Other schools in Bentonville Public Schools

The district →
Centerton Gamble Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Centerton
A
725 students18:1
Evening Star Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
A+
716 students20:1
Willowbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
A+
671 students19:1
Vaughn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
647 students19:1
Cooper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bella Vista
A+
628 students20:1
Central Park at Morning Star
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
A
604 students19:1

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; Centerton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.