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Dequeen Junior High School

PublicSecondaryGrades 8–9

1803 West Coulter Drive, De Queen, AR 71832 · (870) 642-3077 · Part of De Queen School District

De Queen’s School Grade A better than 90% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
348
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
Town
Grades
8–9
The gist

What stands out about Dequeen Junior High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts48%
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 ↗

1803 West Coulter Drive, De Queen

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 8163
Grade 9185
Enrollment over time
338’20
403’21
397’22
363’23
348’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 61%White 29%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%Black 2%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dequeen Junior High School from De Queen families.

Other schools in De Queen School District

The district →
Dequeen Primary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · De Queen
555 students14:1
Dequeen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · De Queen
B+
558 students16:1
Dequeen Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · De Queen
B+
354 students15:1
Dequeen High School
High · Grades 10–12 · De Queen
B−
550 students9:1

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