Summary:
The 72082 zip code in Arkansas has only one public elementary school, Kensett Elementary School, which serves grades K-6 with 302 students. The school is part of the Riverview School District, which is ranked 201 out of 252 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Kensett Elementary School has consistently performed in the bottom 20% of Arkansas elementary schools for the past three years, with significantly lower proficiency rates than the state average across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 20.1% of Kensett Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 33.8%. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (89.07% in 2022-2023), indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Despite the low academic performance, Kensett Elementary School appears to have adequate funding, with spending per student slightly higher than the state average, and a student-teacher ratio slightly lower than the state average. This suggests that the school's underperformance may be related to factors other than a lack of resources, such as the high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Further investigation would be needed to identify the root causes of the school's low performance and develop targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.
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