Summary:
The city of College Station, Arkansas has only one school serving grades PK-5: College Station Elementary School. This school has consistently underperformed academically, ranking in the bottom half of Arkansas elementary schools and falling well below state and district averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science proficiency. Despite relatively small class sizes and high per-student spending, the school faces significant challenges, including a student population that is 96.32% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage.
Academically, College Station Elementary School has struggled, with only 20.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 16.7% in Math, and 16.7% in Science in the 2023-2024 school year. This is well below the state averages of 33.8%, 27.5%, and 27.1%, respectively. The school's overall performance ranking of 417th out of 497 elementary schools in Arkansas further highlights the need for improvement.
While the school's small student-teacher ratio of 11:1 is generally considered a positive factor, and its per-student spending of $17,653 in 2018-2019 was significantly higher than the state average, these factors do not appear to be translating into better academic outcomes for the students of College Station Elementary School. The school's challenges, including its high poverty rate, suggest the need for a comprehensive approach to address the root causes of its underperformance and provide a high-quality education for the students of Pulaski County Special School District.
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