Summary:
The Malvern School District in Arkansas is home to two middle schools: Malvern Middle School and Wilson Intermediate School. Both schools have consistently struggled to maintain academic proficiency levels, with their performance falling well below the state averages across multiple subject areas and grade levels.
Malvern Middle School and Wilson Intermediate School have proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science that range from 20.2% to 29.7% proficient or better, significantly lower than the state averages. Both schools have particularly low proficiency rates in Mathematics, with Malvern Middle School at 22.8% and Wilson Intermediate School at 16.5% proficient or better. The Malvern School District as a whole is ranked 200 out of 252 districts in Arkansas and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at both schools, 74.92% and 75% respectively, suggest that the Malvern School District faces significant socioeconomic challenges, which may be contributing to the low academic performance. Additionally, the difference in per-student spending between the two schools ($11,853 for Malvern Middle School and $9,918 for Wilson Intermediate School) raises questions about the district's resource allocation and whether it is effectively supporting the needs of all its schools.
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