Summary:
There is only one school located in the 72824 zip code, Western Yell County Elementary School, a public elementary school serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 180 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arkansas elementary schools for the past three years, with a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Western Yell County Elementary School struggles, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science all falling below the state average across all grade levels. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rates range from 23.6% to 36.4%, while Mathematics proficiency rates range from 13.3% to 47.1%. Science proficiency rates are closer to the state average, ranging from 26.7% to 40.9%. The school's high free/reduced lunch rate of 92.22% indicates a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which likely contributes to the academic performance challenges.
Despite the school's below-average academic performance, it has a relatively high spending per student of $11,141, which is higher than the state average, and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 1. This suggests that the school may be allocating resources in a way that is not effectively translating into improved student outcomes, and further analysis would be needed to understand how the school's resources are being utilized and identify potential areas for optimization.
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