Summary:
The Star City School District in Arkansas has only one elementary school, Star City Jimmy Brown Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of elementary schools in the state, with below-average performance on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science.
Star City Jimmy Brown Elementary School faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 86.61% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's performance has shown some improvement over the past two years, with proficiency rates increasing in several subject areas. The school's per-student spending of $9,048 for the 2018-2019 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 14.6 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year suggest that it has access to adequate resources, but the challenge may lie in effectively utilizing these resources to drive student achievement.
Overall, while Star City School District has only one elementary school, the data indicates that Star City Jimmy Brown Elementary School is an underperforming school that faces significant socioeconomic challenges. However, the recent improvements in proficiency rates suggest that there may be opportunities for the school to continue to improve and close the gap with state-level performance.
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