📍 801 North Avalon, West Memphis, Crittenden County, 72301
West Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in West Memphis, Crittenden County. The school has 507 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kissy Turner. It is part of the West Memphis School District school district. It serves grades 7–9 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
West Junior High School enrolls 507 students across grades 7–9. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 31% White and 3.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 320 | 63% |
| White | 158 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
507 of the school's 507 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Junior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT-10.
West Junior High School is one of 10 schools in WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WEST MEMPHIS, Arkansas. The district serves 4,511 students district-wide and employs 398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 507 students, West Junior High School is close to the district average of about 451 students per school.
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