Summary:
The city of Perryville, Arkansas, is served by the Perryville School District, which includes two public schools: Perryville Elementary School (grades K-6) and Perryville High School (grades 7-12), with a combined enrollment of about 891 students.
Perryville High School stands out as the stronger performer, particularly in mathematics, where its overall proficiency of 46.9% exceeds both the district and state averages. The high school excels in Algebra (46.2% proficient vs. 36.9% statewide) and boasts a 92.5% graduation rate, above the state average. However, it struggles significantly in Geometry, with only 15.5% of students proficient. In contrast, Perryville Elementary School faces notable challenges, especially in 4th grade, where proficiency rates drop dramatically to 22.7% in Math and 28.8% in ELA—far below state averages. The high school benefits from more resources, including a lower student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1 and higher per-student spending ($13,202 vs. $10,109), which may contribute to its relative success.
Both schools are on a declining trajectory in state rankings, with the elementary school dropping from the 58th to the 39th percentile and the high school from the 56th to the 48th percentile over three years. A bright spot is the high school's 9th-grade cohort, which shows exceptional reading proficiency (55.4% vs. 40.6% statewide), though 10th-grade performance lags. The district's overall proficiency rates are below state averages in most subjects, and the significant resource disparity between the two schools raises questions about whether reallocating funds could help address the elementary school's 4th-grade slump and reverse the district's downward trend.
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