Summary:
The Bay School District in Arkansas has only one high school, Bay High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 113th out of 295 Arkansas high schools in 2022-2023 to 230th out of 291 in 2024-2025.
Bay High School's academic performance is generally below the state average. In 2024-2025, only 7.9% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 34.2%. Math and science proficiency rates are also significantly lower than the state averages, with only 10.5% of students proficient or better in Geometry and 30% proficient or better in Science across all grades. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 48.91% in 2023-2024, suggests that the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges.
Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.1 to 1 and per-student spending of $9,310 for the 2018-2019 school year, which are both better than the state averages, Bay High School is clearly struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students. Interventions and support may be needed to address the school's declining performance and improve academic outcomes for its students.
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