Summary:
The city of De Queen, Arkansas is home to 4 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Dequeen School District. This district is ranked 31 out of 252 school districts in Arkansas and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The standout schools in this district are Dequeen Elementary School, which consistently ranks in the top 25% of Arkansas elementary schools, and Dequeen High School, which is ranked in the top 20% of Arkansas high schools.
Dequeen Elementary School outperforms the state and district averages in various test scores, including English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science, with particularly strong performance in 4th and 5th-grade test scores. Dequeen High School also outperforms the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Reading test scores for 10th grade, though it has relatively low proficiency rates in Geometry and Biology, which could be an area for improvement.
The schools in the Dequeen School District have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.61% at Dequeen High School to 76.68% at Dequeen Middle School, suggesting a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. The district spends around $9,700 to $9,900 per student across the different schools, which is slightly above the state average, and the student-teacher ratios range from 8.6 at Dequeen High School to 14.7 at Dequeen Primary, indicating relatively small class sizes.
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