Are there good schools in Jonesboro, Arkansas?

When determining if Jonesboro, Arkansas, has good schools, we analyze key factors including math proficiency, reading/language proficiency, students-per-teacher ratio, average teacher salaries, National Blue Ribbon awards, Spelling Bee and STEM/non-STEM national competitions, and more.

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Does Jonesboro, Arkansas have good schools?

Schools	National Rankings	Private School Enrollment
Elementary schools in Jonesboro	Scored 42.44 on a scale of 0 to 100.	5.2%
Middle schools in Jonesboro	Scored 42.81 on a scale of 0 to 100.	3.9%
High schools in Jonesboro	Scored 35.32 on a scale of 0 to 100.	6.3%

Dwellics searched for winners of 69 nationwide competitions for school children in both STEM and non-STEM fields and found 1 winners in Jonesboro, Arkansas in the last 5 years.

Elementary Schools

There are 13 public elementary schools in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Public elementary schools serving Jonesboro, Arkansas, are rated 42.44 (with 100 being the best) in the United States according to our research. Among elementary school students, approximately 5.2% are enrolled in private schools in Jonesboro.

The average percentage of students proficient in math in Jonesboro, Arkansas at the elementary school level is 46.3%, and proficiency in reading and language arts is 40.0%.

The average annual salary of an elementary school teacher in Jonesboro is $35,096. The average number of elementary school students assigned to a teacher’s classroom in Jonesboro is 15.0.

Middle Schools

There are 4 public middle schools in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Public middle schools serving Jonesboro, Arkansas, are rated 42.81 (with 100 being the best) in the United States according to our research. Among middle school students, approximately 3.9% are enrolled in private schools in Jonesboro.

The average percentage of students proficient in math in Jonesboro, Arkansas at the middle school level is 41.2%, and proficiency in reading and language arts is 46.2%.

The average annual salary of a middle school teacher in Jonesboro is $35,260. The average number of middle school students assigned to a teacher’s classroom in Jonesboro is 13.0.

High Schools

There are 3 public high schools in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Public high schools serving Jonesboro, Arkansas, are rated 35.32 (with 100 being the best) in the United States according to our research. Among high school students, approximately 6.3% are enrolled in private schools in Jonesboro.

The average percentage of students proficient in math in Jonesboro, Arkansas at the high school level is 30.3%, and proficiency in reading and language arts is 43.3%.

The average annual salary of a high school teacher in Jonesboro is $35,223. The average number of high school students assigned to a teacher’s classroom in Jonesboro is 14.0.

Pros and Cons of living in Jonesboro, Arkansas in reviews from users in their own words:

Pros	Cons
Weather	Religious
Quiet city in nights and cheap live styles	People are nasty the streets looks like landfill, most of the people they are mad for no reason , they drive crazy , no police officers running on streets for prevention or just look around , buildings are a mess structural and cleanliness, Fast foods they trait you like garbage and are slow , this city have the mentality that the work owed them something and are lazy don’t like to work and jobs area are irresponsible a lot they don’t care to progress they just want to live easy and reclining back waiting for someone to do something for them .
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Pros
Weather
Quiet city in nights and cheap live styles

Cons
Religious
People are nasty the streets looks like landfill, most of the people they are mad for no reason , they drive crazy , no police officers running on streets for prevention or just look around , buildings are a mess structural and cleanliness, Fast foods they trait you like garbage and are slow , this city have the mentality that the work owed them something and are lazy don’t like to work and jobs area are irresponsible a lot they don’t care to progress they just want to live easy and reclining back waiting for someone to do something for them .
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