Yerger Junior High School

400 E 9Th St, Hope AR, 71801 | Hope School District | 870-722-2770
  • grades 7-8
  • students 221
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 22% 51% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 10 in Hope
  • Ranked #0 of 1264 in Arkansas
Proficiency Averages
33%Hope
45%Arkansas

Yerger Junior High School is a school servicing grades 7 to 8 and is located in the district of "Hope School District" in Hope, AR. There are a total of 221 students and 21 teachers at Yerger Junior High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 11 to 1.

Yerger Junior High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 22.0%, which is 51% lower than the Arkansas average.

Yerger Junior High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students221
Teachers21
Student/Teacher ratio11:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Yerger Junior High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All14%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
710-14%
815-19%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All30%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
725-29%
835-39%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Yerger Junior High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictArkansasNational
White 18.4% 23.6% 64.5% 51.1%
Black 45.5% 46.1% 19.3% 15.9%
Asian 0.0% 0.2% 1.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 35.6% 29.3% 11.3% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.2% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.5% 0.6% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.0% 1.9% 3.1%

Hope demographics profile

StatisticHopeArkansasNational
Population9,6683,017,825328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)9055891
Median age38.437.737.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)53%58%55%
Speak English84%93%79%
Speak Spanish16%5%13%

Education level achieved in Hope

IndexHopeArkansasNational
Completed 8th grade62.9%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school61.8%79.0%83.0%
Completed some college36.4%50.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree16.2%27.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors9.6%21.5%30.3%
Completed masters3.3%7.6%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.6%2.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Yerger Junior High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.