Sylvan Hills Middle School

401 Dee Jay Hudson Dr, Jacksonville AR, 72120 | Pulaski County Special School District | 501-833-1120
  • grades 6-8
  • students 1174
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 37% 17% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 10 in Jacksonville
  • Ranked #0 of 1264 in Arkansas
Proficiency Averages
31%Jacksonville
45%Arkansas

Sylvan Hills Middle School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Pulaski County Special School District" in Jacksonville, AR. There are a total of 1,174 students and 69 teachers at Sylvan Hills Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Sylvan Hills Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 37.0%, which is 17% lower than the Arkansas average.

Sylvan Hills Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1174
Teachers69
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

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 Sylvan Hills Middle 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
All38%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
644%
740%
829%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All36%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
639%
734%
835%
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.

Sylvan Hills Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictArkansasNational
White 44.8% 46.3% 64.5% 51.1%
Black 45.5% 41.3% 19.3% 15.9%
Asian 0.6% 2.4% 1.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.2% 6.7% 11.3% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.6% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.9% 2.6% 1.9% 3.1%

Jacksonville demographics profile

StatisticJacksonvilleArkansasNational
Population28,4423,017,825328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)9935891
Median age33.237.737.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)53%58%55%
Speak English94%93%79%
Speak Spanish3%5%13%

Education level achieved in Jacksonville

IndexJacksonvilleArkansasNational
Completed 8th grade84.3%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school83.7%79.0%83.0%
Completed some college57.0%50.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree28.1%27.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors19.2%21.5%30.3%
Completed masters6.5%7.6%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.0%2.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Sylvan Hills Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.