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Yerger Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

400 East Ninth Street, Hope, AR 71801 · (870) 722-2770 · Part of Hope School District

Hope’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Arkansas school districts

Students
188
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Yerger Junior High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 19.7% since 2020–21

On the path

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

PK–6WM. Jefferson Clinton Primary School929 students
7–8Yerger Junior High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
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).

400 East Ninth Street, Hope

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7105
Grade 883
Enrollment over time
234’20
224’21
211’22
191’23
188’24

Down 19.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 51%Hispanic 27%White 18%Two or more races 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Yerger Junior High School from Hope families.

Other schools in Hope School District

The district →

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