Summary:
The Crossett School District is home to a single high school, Crossett High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 with a total enrollment of 476 students. This school is on a remarkable upward trajectory, having jumped from the 14th percentile in state rankings to the 39th percentile in just two years, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating. With a graduation rate of 90.7%—slightly above the state average—and a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1, the school is showing strong signs of improvement, especially given that over half of its students (52.52%) come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Academically, Crossett High School presents a mixed but improving picture. The school’s performance in Geometry and Biology is a standout, with 10th-grade Geometry proficiency (33.3%) more than doubling the state average (16.5%), and 10th-grade Biology proficiency (38.2%) also exceeding the state average (35.1%). However, Algebra remains a significant challenge, with only 23.9% of students proficient compared to the state average of 36.9%. The most dramatic finding is the explosive year-over-year growth across all subjects: proficiency rates in Biology soared by 438%, Geometry by 358%, and Algebra by 163% from the 2024-2025 to the 2025-2026 school year, suggesting systemic changes in instruction or assessment preparation are driving rapid gains.
Despite these positive trends, the data reveals a potential "9th-grade slump," where incoming freshmen scored significantly lower than 10th graders in English Language Arts (25.6% vs. 32.2%) and Reading (27.4% vs. 35.4%). This highlights a critical transition point where additional support may be needed. With spending per student at $12,031 and a dropout rate of just 1.2%, the school appears to be using its resources effectively to foster improvement. For parents, Crossett High School is a school on the rise, with clear strengths in science and geometry, but it still has work to do in foundational math and supporting its youngest students.
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