Summary:
The city of Havana, Arkansas has only one high school, Western Yell County High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance is consistently below the state average, ranking 241 out of 305 Arkansas high schools for the 2023-2024 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Western Yell County High School struggles academically, with only 18.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 19.5% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to state averages of 33.8% and 36.4% respectively. Science proficiency is slightly better at 18.9%, but still well below the state average of 35.6%. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 88.73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.
Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 3.4 to 1 and higher-than-average spending per student at $12,859 for the 2018-2019 school year, Western Yell County High School continues to underperform. This suggests that the school may be facing significant challenges in effectively utilizing its resources to address the specific needs of its student population and improve academic outcomes.
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