Summary:
The Ashdown School District in Arkansas consists of three schools: Ashdown Elementary School, Ashdown High School, and Ashdown Junior High School. Overall, the district is underperforming, with all three schools ranking below the state average on key metrics such as test scores and proficiency rates.
Ashdown Elementary School has a relatively large enrollment of 627 students but is consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arkansas elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates are below 50% in most subjects, significantly underperforming the state average. In contrast, Ashdown High School has seen a concerning decline in its performance, dropping from 124th out of 282 Arkansas high schools in 2021-2022 to 228th out of 305 in 2023-2024. The high school's proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state averages, with the lowest performance in Algebra (11%) and Geometry (0-8%).
Across the Ashdown School District, all three schools have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.59% at Ashdown High School to 71.38% at Ashdown Junior High School. This suggests that the district may be serving a predominantly low-income population, which could be a contributing factor to the overall underperformance of the schools. The district as a whole is ranked 174th out of 252 districts in Arkansas and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating significant room for improvement in student outcomes.
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