Summary:
The Cabot School District in Arkansas is home to two high schools serving grades 9-12 (with one also serving grades 5-12), and the district itself is highly ranked in the 88th percentile statewide.
Cabot High School is the district's standout performer, a large traditional school with 2,170 students that ranks in the top 10% of all Arkansas high schools (93rd percentile). It boasts a strong 93.8% graduation rate and consistently exceeds state averages in English Language Arts, Reading, and Biology. In contrast, Cabot Panther Academy is a much smaller alternative school (318 students) that faces significant challenges, with a 78.1% graduation rate and a 9.0% dropout rate. Despite a lower student-to-teacher ratio (10.7 vs. 17.6) and similar per-student spending, Panther Academy's academic outcomes are dramatically lower, highlighting the difficulty of serving its at-risk population, where 56.29% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Key takeaways include a notable "Geometry Gap" at Cabot High School, where only 33.2% of students are proficient compared to the district average of 43.6%, suggesting a curriculum weakness. However, Cabot High is on an upward trajectory, improving its state ranking for three consecutive years. Meanwhile, Cabot Panther Academy shows a bright spot in its 7th-grade cohort, which scores near state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, indicating a potential successful intervention that hasn't yet translated to upper grades. The district's overall high ranking is almost entirely driven by Cabot High School's performance.
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