Summary:
The Blevins School District in Arkansas operates two schools: Randy Hughes Elementary School and Blevins High School. Both schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and face significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance across multiple subjects compared to state averages.
Neither Randy Hughes Elementary School nor Blevins High School stand out as high-performing schools. Both institutions have proficiency rates well below the state average in English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.1% of students at Randy Hughes Elementary School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 34.7%. The situation is even more dire at Blevins High School, where only 9.8% of students were proficient or better in the same subject.
The Blevins School District as a whole is ranked 236 out of 250 districts in Arkansas and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. Both schools have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges. While Blevins High School spends more per student and has a lower student-teacher ratio than Randy Hughes Elementary School, this resource allocation imbalance does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for students.
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