Summary:
The city of Bay, Arkansas has only one elementary school, Bay Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the Bay School District and faces some challenges in terms of academic performance and serving a high-need student population.
Bay Elementary School's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, dropping from 194th out of 492 Arkansas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 288th out of 495 in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests are consistently below the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 19.2% of 3rd graders proficient in math and 43.1% of 5th graders proficient in science, compared to state averages of 39.6% and 37.8%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 63.47% in 2023-2024.
Despite these challenges, Bay Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.9 for the 2023-2024 school year, which could be an advantage in providing more individualized attention to students. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $8,607. Overall, the data suggests that Bay Elementary School is facing significant obstacles in terms of academic performance and serving a high-need student population, and further analysis and intervention may be necessary to improve the school's outcomes.
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