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Douglas Macarthur Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–9

1615 Wilkins Av, Jonesboro, AR 72401 · (870) 933-5840 · Part of Jonesboro Public Schools

Jonesboro’s School Grade C better than 30% of Arkansas school districts

Students
765
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
7–9
The gist

What stands out about Douglas Macarthur Junior High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Jonesboro kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

3–68 schoolsDepends on your address
7–9Douglas Macarthur Junior High SchoolYou are here
10–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts27%
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).

1615 Wilkins Av, Jonesboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7263
Grade 8255
Grade 9247
Enrollment over time
757’20
755’21
732’22
775’23
765’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 47%White 29%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 5%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 Douglas Macarthur Junior High School from Jonesboro families.

Other schools in Jonesboro Public Schools

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