Summary:
The Brookland School District in Arkansas contains only one high school, Brookland High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school's performance has been trending downward in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 46th out of 295 high schools in 2022-2023 to 247th out of 291 high schools in 2024-2025.
Brookland High School's test scores are significantly below the state averages in all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.4% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 34.2%. In Geometry, only 1.5% of students across all grades were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 21.5%. The school's spending per student, at $10,493 in 2018-2019, is slightly above the state average, but its student-teacher ratio of 16.2 in 2023-2024 is slightly higher than the state average.
Despite the school's higher spending per student, its performance continues to decline, raising questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and strategies for supporting student learning. The relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 27.78% in 2023-2024, may also be a contributing factor to the school's underperformance, as research has shown that socioeconomic status can have a significant impact on educational outcomes.
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