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Visual & Performing Arts Magnet

PublicElementaryGrades 1–6

1804 Hillcrest Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72401 · (870) 933-5830 · Part of Jonesboro Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
731
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
1–6
The gist

What stands out about Visual & Performing Arts Magnet

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Jonesboro kids: 4 schools

On the path

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

PK–24 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
1–6Visual & Performing Arts MagnetYou are here
7–94 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 36.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1804 Hillcrest Drive, Jonesboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 1130
Grade 2123
Grade 3140
Grade 4113
Grade 5114
Grade 6111
Enrollment over time
683’20
692’21
736’22
716’23
731’24

Up 7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 43%Black 37%Hispanic 14%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 Visual & Performing Arts Magnet from Jonesboro families.

Other schools in Jonesboro Public Schools

The district →
Early Childhood Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Jonesboro
315 students19:1
Kindergarten Center
Elementary · Grades K · Jonesboro
485 students15:1
International Studies Magnet
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Jonesboro
A−
636 students19:1
Health Wellness & Environmental Studies Magnet
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Jonesboro
C+
633 students18:1
Math & Science Magnet School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Jonesboro
D
499 students15:1
Leadership Magnet School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Jonesboro
D
492 students18:1

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