Best Public Schools in Zip Code 72324

Summary:

The 72324 zip code area is home to two schools - Cross County Ele Technical Academy, an elementary school, and Cross County High A New Technical School, a high school. Both schools are part of the Cross County School District, which is ranked 115 out of 252 school districts in Arkansas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Cross County Ele Technical Academy has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, it still maintains a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Cross County High A New Technical School has performed better, ranking 52nd out of 282 Arkansas high schools in 2021-2022 and 57th out of 295 in 2022-2023, before dropping to 143rd out of 305 in 2023-2024. It also has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two years.

Both schools have a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 100% for both. Cross County Ele Technical Academy spends $10,917 per student, while Cross County High A New Technical School spends $13,634 per student. The high school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.7, compared to 16.2 at the elementary school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2024)									ATLAS Reading (2024)									ATLAS Mathematics (2024)							ATLAS Algebra (2024)		ATLAS Geometry (2024)		ATLAS Science (2024)							ATLAS Biology (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 9th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 10th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 10th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cross County Ele Technical Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2622 Hwy 42	Cherry Valley	72324	Cross County	Cross County School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 588-3337	405	25	16.2	100.0%	370 (91.4%)	15 (3.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	54.3	233^rd of 497 public elementary schools	53.1%		68.6	149^th of 492 public elementary schools	69.7%	84	26.9	37.0	27.4	43.4					33.8	26.9	37.0	23.5	43.4					32.9	44.3	31.5	45.1	54.7			43.8					34.6	37.1	25.5	39.6			34.3			$10,917	$3,349	$7,568
Cross County High A New Technical School	Public, Charter	7-12	21 County Rd 215	Cherry Valley	72324	Cross County	Cross County School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 588-3337	292	27	10.7	100.0%	256 (87.7%)	24 (8.2%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	50.3	143^rd of 305 public high schools	53.1%		72.6	57^th of 295 public high schools	80.7%	86					22.4	45.4	34.9	26.3	31.5					18.3	43.2	32.6	29.6	30.4					40.8	29.5	35.5	21.5	21.0	11.6	11.6					16.3	40.9	28.0	23.3	23.3	$13,634	$3,282	$10,351

Cities Near Zip Code 72324

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cherry Valley	0.89 mi	2	42^nd
Wynne	10.63 mi	4	158^th
Harrisburg	11.74 mi	3	195^th
Weiner	17.01 mi	1	3^rd
Earle	20.33 mi	2	243^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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