Summary:
The Danville School District in Arkansas is home to one elementary school, S.C. Tucker Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 4 with an enrollment of 328 students. This school stands out as a rapidly improving institution, having jumped from the 53rd percentile in the 2024-2025 school year to the 71st percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 4-star rating and ranking 144th out of 491 elementary schools statewide. The Danville School District itself is ranked 73rd out of 251 districts in Arkansas, also with a 4-star rating, reflecting the school's strong contribution to the district's overall performance.
In the 2025-2026 school year, S.C. Tucker Elementary outperformed state averages across all core subjects, with Science being its standout area at 60% proficiency (16 points above the state average), followed by Mathematics at 53.4%, English Language Arts at 51.7%, and Reading at 47.5%. The school's 3rd-grade cohort is particularly noteworthy, achieving exceptional proficiency rates of 69.1% in ELA and 72.8% in Science, significantly outpacing the 4th-grade scores of 36.9% and 49.2% respectively. This "3rd-grade peak" suggests either a highly effective teaching team or a particularly strong cohort, warranting further investigation by the school to understand the drop-off in 4th grade.
Despite serving a population where over 70% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, S.C. Tucker Elementary consistently exceeds both district and state averages, indicating effective teaching and leadership that overcome socioeconomic challenges. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 and spends $13,997 per student. While the overall upward trend is impressive, improvement is uneven across subjects—Science proficiency surged by 20.4 points from the previous year, while Reading improved by 11 points. This suggests that recent initiatives have had a greater impact on some subjects, making Science a clear academic strength for the school.
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