Summary:
The city of Guy, Arkansas, is served by the Guy Perkins School District, which includes two public schools: Guy-Perkins Elementary School (Pre-K through 6th grade) and Guy-Perkins High School (7th through 12th grade), serving a combined 402 students in a small, rural community where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
A clear performance gap exists between the two schools. Guy-Perkins Elementary School is the stronger performer, matching or exceeding state averages in English Language Arts and Reading, and showing a positive upward trend in its state ranking to the 40th percentile. In contrast, Guy-Perkins High School faces significant academic challenges, with a dramatic decline from the 62nd percentile to the 20th percentile over three years. The high school's math scores are critically low, with only 6.1% of all students proficient in Mathematics and 0% of 7th graders proficient. However, the high school does have a very low dropout rate of 0.6% and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
Despite spending well above the state average per student (over $17,000 per student at both schools), the district's overall academic outcomes are low, raising questions about resource allocation. A bright spot is that 4th graders at the elementary school significantly outperformed the state in Science (50% vs. 44.4%). The elementary school's success in early grades suggests a strong foundation that is not being sustained through high school, making the district's declining trajectory a key concern for families.
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