Summary:
The Bryant School District is home to one high school, Bryant High School, serving grades 9 through 12 with an enrollment of 2,369 students and a 4-star rating that places it in the 80th percentile of Arkansas districts.
Bryant High School stands out for its consistent improvement, climbing 38 spots in state rankings over two years to reach 55th place. The school boasts a strong graduation rate of 94.6% and an exceptionally low dropout rate of just 0.5%. Academically, the school outperforms state averages in English Language Arts (47.5% proficient vs. 39.4% state) and Reading (47.6% vs. 40.4% state), but lags behind in Biology (35.3% vs. 42.7% state) and Geometry (21.9% vs. 26.4% state). A notable anomaly appears in 9th-grade scores, where Reading proficiency drops to just 9.1% compared to the district average of 46.5%, suggesting a potential assessment or cohort issue that warrants attention.
Despite this 9th-grade dip, the school shows strong year-over-year growth across all subjects, with Geometry improving by 6.8 points and Reading by 5.7 points. The high graduation rate paired with proficiency rates below 50% in most subjects indicates the school excels at keeping students on track to graduate, though there is room for growth in academic mastery, particularly in STEM fields. With a student-to-teacher ratio of 16:1 and per-student spending of $11,089, Bryant High School offers a supportive environment that is actively improving its academic outcomes.
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