Summary:
The Osceola School District in Arkansas is home to two elementary schools: Carroll Smith Elementary School and North Elementary School. Both schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to their students.
According to the data, neither school is performing well academically. Carroll Smith Elementary School has been ranked in the bottom 10% of Arkansas elementary schools for the past three years, while no ranking information was provided for North Elementary School. Both schools have significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with the district-level scores also consistently lower than the state averages.
The data also reveals high poverty levels at both schools, with extremely high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, suggesting that the student population is facing significant socioeconomic challenges. Additionally, there appears to be funding disparities within the district, as evidenced by the difference in spending per student between the two schools. The varying student-teacher ratios may also indicate staffing challenges or uneven distribution of teaching resources within the district. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to improve educational outcomes for the students in the Osceola School District.
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