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Forrest City Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

1133 North Division St, Forrest City, AR 72335 · (870) 633-3230 · Part of Forrest City School District

Forrest City’s School Grade D better than 12% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
270
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Forrest City Junior High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 20.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Forrest City kids: Forrest City High School

On the path

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

3–5Stewart Elementary School400 students
7–8Forrest City Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–12Forrest City High School563 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 36.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1133 North Division St, Forrest City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7143
Grade 8127
Enrollment over time
340’20
292’21
275’22
278’23
270’24

Down 20.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 90%Hispanic 4%White 3%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forrest City Junior High School from Forrest City families.

Other schools in Forrest City School District

The district →
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Forrest City
713 students29:1
Stewart Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Forrest City
D
400 students18:1
Lincoln Academy
Middle · Grades 6 · Forrest City
D−
132 students17:1
Forrest City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Forrest City
D−
563 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; Forrest City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.