Summary:
Concord, Arkansas is home to a single high school, Concord High School, which serves grades 7 through 12 as part of the Concord School District and has a total enrollment of 173 students, making it a small, rural school.
Concord High School consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of high schools in Arkansas, with a stable ranking around 59th out of 293 schools. The school boasts a very high graduation rate of 90.6% and an exceptionally low dropout rate of 0.5%. A standout feature is its extremely low student-teacher ratio of 4.4:1, which allows for significant individual attention. The district spends $14,857 per student, a substantial investment that supports these small class sizes. However, the school shows inconsistent performance across subjects and grade levels. While 50% of students are proficient in Mathematics and Biology overall, the school struggles significantly with Algebra, where only 17.7% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 36.9%. Similarly, Geometry proficiency was just 6.9% in a recent year, creating a stark contrast with the school's strong Biology performance of 48.2%.
Performance also varies by grade level. The 8th-grade class excels in Mathematics with 60.8% proficiency, far above the state average, while 7th and 9th graders often lag behind state averages in core subjects like Math and English. This suggests that the school's success may be heavily tied to the strengths of individual student cohorts rather than a uniformly strong instructional system. Despite the high investment and low class sizes, the significant challenges in Algebra and Geometry indicate that the school's academic struggles may stem from curriculum or instructional methods rather than a lack of resources.
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