Summary:
The 72519 zip code area is home to two schools, Calico Rock Elementary School and Calico Rock High School, both part of the Calico Rock School District. While the district is ranked 114 out of 252 in Arkansas and has a 3-star rating, the individual schools show some notable differences in their performance and characteristics.
Calico Rock Elementary School appears to be the stronger performer, ranking 228 out of 497 Arkansas elementary schools and maintaining higher proficiency rates in core subjects compared to the district and state averages. However, the school has a high free/reduced lunch rate of 78.61%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. In contrast, Calico Rock High School has a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 61.41% and performs better than the district and state in ATLAS/Mathematics and ATLAS/Algebra, but struggles with ATLAS/Geometry, with 0% proficiency rates for 10th and 11th grades.
The schools also differ in their spending and student-teacher ratios. Calico Rock Elementary School spends $10,241 per student, while Calico Rock High School spends $12,085 per student. Additionally, the high school has a remarkably low student-teacher ratio of 6.5, compared to the elementary school's ratio of 11.7, which may indicate a more personalized learning environment at the high school level.
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