Summary:
The Bauxite School District is home to a single high school, Bauxite High School, which serves 551 students in grades 9 through 12 in a community with a lower-than-average level of economic disadvantage, as indicated by its 31.4% free/reduced lunch rate.
Bauxite High School presents a mixed picture for parents. On one hand, it boasts an excellent graduation rate of 94.4%, well above the state average of 90.1%, and an exceptionally low dropout rate of just 0.1%. The school also offers a highly favorable learning environment with a low student-teacher ratio of 9.9 to 1. However, these strengths are overshadowed by a sharp and consistent decline in its state ranking, dropping from the 66th percentile three years ago to the 34th percentile in the most recent year. This decline is puzzling given the school's stable resources and relatively low poverty levels.
The core academic challenge is clear: while students are graduating, they are not demonstrating proficiency on state assessments. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts (32.9%) and Reading (35.1%) lag behind state averages, and the situation is critical in mathematics, where only 14.4% of students are proficient in Algebra and 21.8% in Geometry—both far below state benchmarks. A notable exception is that 9th graders taking Geometry achieve a 58.6% proficiency rate, suggesting that students who take the course early perform well, while the majority struggle. This data indicates that Bauxite High School is effective at keeping students on track to graduate but needs a fundamental review of its curriculum and instruction, particularly in math, to ensure students are truly mastering the material.
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