Lakeside Junior High School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 581 students
Hot Springs Junior Academy
120 Chestnut, Hot Springs, AR 71913
Grades
7–9
Middle
Students
803
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Hot Springs School District
Garland County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 198 Arkansas middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Arkansas middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Hot Springs Junior Academy
Hot Springs Junior Academy is a charter middle school in Hot Springs, Arkansas, serving grades 7–9. It is part of Hot Springs School District. The school is located in a small city in Garland County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 803 students were enrolled, with about 14.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Arkansas middle school (13.9 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from State Board of Education. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 198 Arkansas middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–9
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 7–9
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 803 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.4 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- State Board of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Hot Springs School District
- County
- Garland County
- NCES school ID
- 050789000514
Schools near Hot Springs Junior Academy
All 22 schools in Hot Springs →
Lakeside Middle School
Public · Grades 5–6 · 546 students
Fountain Lake Middle School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 389 students
Lake Hamilton Middle School
Public · Grades 6–7 · 633 students
Bismarck Middle School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 338 students
Jessieville Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 182 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.