Summary:
Charleston, Arkansas is home to a single high school, Charleston High School, which serves grades 7 through 12 as part of the Charleston School District, a district ranked 66th out of 251 in the state with a 4-star rating.
Charleston High School has an enrollment of 410 students and an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 6.3:1, suggesting very small class sizes. The school's academic performance is a mixed bag with some notable strengths and weaknesses. It is a standout in Science, with 51.5% of students proficient compared to the state average of 44%, and in Biology, where 51% are proficient versus 42.7% statewide. The school also showed a dramatic improvement in English Language Arts, jumping from 24.1% proficiency in 2024-2025 to 38.9% in 2025-2026. However, the school struggles significantly in Geometry, where only 18.8% of students are proficient, well below the state average of 26.4%. Overall proficiency in Mathematics (43.9%) and English Language Arts (38.9%) are both slightly below state averages.
The school's state ranking has been highly volatile, earning a 4-star rating in 2023-2024, dropping to a 2-star rating in 2024-2025, and rebounding to a 4-star rating in 2025-2026. This "rebound" suggests significant shifts in student cohorts or instructional changes. The school has a strong graduation rate of 93.9% (above the state average of 90.1%) and a low dropout rate of 1.4%. While the school spends $11,216 per student and has small class sizes, these inputs have not translated into top-tier performance across all subjects, indicating a need for targeted curriculum interventions, particularly in Geometry.
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