Summary:
Hackett, Arkansas is home to a single elementary school, Hackett Elementary School, which serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade within the Hackett School District.
Hackett Elementary School serves 474 students and faces significant academic challenges, consistently scoring below state averages in core subjects. In the 2025-2026 school year, overall proficiency rates were 27% in English Language Arts, 29.3% in Reading, 33.2% in Math, and 37.5% in Science, compared to state averages ranging from 39.4% to 44.1%. The school ranks in the bottom third of Arkansas elementary schools, currently at 359 out of 491 (27th percentile). A critical factor is that 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, which provides important context for the school's performance. The student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1, and per-student spending is $11,695.
The most notable finding is a dramatic performance drop between 4th and 5th grade. While 4th graders outperformed the state in Science (52% vs. 44.4%) and were close to the state average in ELA (42.5% vs. 41.4%), the same cohort as 5th graders saw proficiency plummet to 12.7% in ELA and 18.2% in Science. This "upper elementary cliff" suggests a systemic issue with curriculum or instruction in the upper grades. On a positive note, Science is a relative strength in lower grades, and the school showed slight year-over-year improvement in Science (from 29.1% to 37.5%) and Reading (27.9% to 29.3%), though Math proficiency remained nearly flat.
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