Summary:
The city of Fordyce, Arkansas is home to two schools: Fordyce Elementary Schools and Fordyce High School, both of which are part of the Fordyce School District. These schools face significant challenges, as they consistently underperform the state average in academic proficiency across multiple subjects and grade levels.
Fordyce Elementary Schools is ranked 353 out of 497 Arkansas elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates range from 15.4% to 32.2% across different subjects, well below the state average. Despite spending $13,640 per student, which is higher than the state average, and maintaining a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.7, the school struggles to support its student population, of which 30.46% are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Similarly, Fordyce High School is ranked 260 out of 305 Arkansas high schools and also has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The high school's proficiency rates are even more concerning, ranging from 0% to 37.9% across different subjects and grade levels. While the school has a lower free and reduced lunch rate of 24.1% compared to the elementary school, it still spends $12,008 per student, which is lower than the elementary school but still higher than the state average. The high school maintains a student-teacher ratio of 11.4, which is lower than the elementary school.
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