Summary:
The Dermott School District is home to a single high school, Dermott High School, which serves grades 7 through 12 in the rural community of Dermott, Arkansas, with a total enrollment of 139 students and a very low student-teacher ratio of 4.8 to 1.
Dermott High School is a school in rapid transformation, having climbed from the bottom 5% of Arkansas high schools in 2023-2024 to the 45th percentile in 2025-2026—a remarkable 40-percentile-point jump. The school spends a substantial $19,548 per student, which is well above the national average, and serves a student population where 100% qualify for free or reduced lunch. A standout finding is the stark divide between literacy and math performance: in the 2025-2026 school year, Reading proficiency (40%) matched the state average, and 9th grade English Language Arts proficiency (45.4%) actually exceeded it. However, Mathematics proficiency sits at just 15.3% compared to the state's 44.1%, and Algebra and Geometry proficiency are critically low at 9.6% each. This suggests that while literacy instruction is effective and improving, math instruction remains a critical area needing targeted intervention.
The school's graduation rate of 80.0% lags behind the state average of 90.1%, indicating that recent academic gains in younger grades have not yet fully translated into higher graduation numbers. The dropout rate is a relatively low 2.8%. Overall, Dermott High School presents a compelling story of a high-poverty school that is making significant strides in literacy and overall ranking, but faces persistent challenges in mathematics that, if addressed, could propel it even higher in state standings.
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