Summary:
The city of Mulberry, Arkansas is home to two schools - Marvin Primary School and Mulberry High School, both part of the Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County Schools district. These schools serve a predominantly low-income student population, with high free/reduced lunch rates, and struggle to meet state academic performance standards.
Marvin Primary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, now ranking 344 out of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. The school performs below the state average in all core subject areas, despite spending $11,222 per student, which is above the state average. With a student-teacher ratio of 9.6 to 1, the school's academic challenges cannot be attributed to class size alone.
Mulberry High School fares even worse, ranking 211 out of 291 Arkansas high schools and performing significantly below the state average in all subject areas. The school's 100% free/reduced lunch rate indicates an extremely high-poverty student population, and its $12,880 per-student spending, while above the state average, has not translated to improved academic outcomes. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 5.4 to 1 suggests that factors beyond class size, such as curriculum, teacher quality, and school leadership, may be contributing to the poor performance.
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