Drew Central School District

Summary:

The Drew Central School District in Arkansas operates three schools: Drew Central Elementary School, Drew Central Middle School, and Drew Central High School. The district faces significant challenges, with all three schools performing below state averages on standardized tests and ranking relatively low statewide.

Drew Central Elementary School has shown some improvement in test scores in recent years, but its overall statewide ranking remains low at 241 out of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. In contrast, Drew Central Middle School has struggled with consistently low test scores, ranking 239 out of 324 Arkansas middle schools, and also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

While Drew Central High School has shown some improvement in test scores, its overall statewide ranking is still relatively low at 147 out of 291 Arkansas high schools. Like the other schools in the district, the high school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The Drew Central School District as a whole is ranked 147 out of 250 districts in Arkansas and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

District Detail

250 University Drive
Monticello, AR 71655

(870) 367-5369

SchoolDigger Rank:
147^th of 250 Arkansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,262

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)									ATLAS Reading (2025)									ATLAS Mathematics (2025)							ATLAS Algebra (2025)			ATLAS Geometry (2025)			ATLAS Science (2025)							ATLAS Biology (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 9th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 10th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 10th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Drew Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	250 University Drive	Monticello	71655	Drew County	Drew Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 367-6893	562	30	18.5	100.0%	356 (63.3%)	141 (25.1%)	36 (6.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	53.4	241^st of 495 public elementary schools	51.3%		32.2	364^th of 497 public elementary schools	26.8%	123	44.3	34.0							38.5	46.6	36.7							41.2	31.8	40.4					36.6							42.1	33.1					37.1			$11,891	$1,680	$10,211
Drew Central High School	Public	9-12	250 University Drive	Monticello	71655	Drew County	Drew Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 367-6076	340	30	11.4	99.4%	233 (68.5%)	69 (20.3%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	48.2	147^th of 291 public high schools	49.5%		30.3	232^nd of 305 public high schools	23.9%	85							22.0	28.1	25.3							21.7	32.3	27.4									42.0	41.4	84.6	14.4	24.4								30.2	29.8	$13,366	$505	$12,861
Drew Central Middle School	Public	5-8	250 University Drive	Monticello	71655	Drew County	Drew Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 367-5235	360	23	15.4	100.0%	229 (63.6%)	90 (25.0%)	25 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	30.9	239^th of 324 public middle schools	26.2%		29.4	258^th of 335 public middle schools	23.0%	19			16.0	17.5	20.9	18.3			18.1			20.0	20.0	23.0	16.9			20.1			22.0	31.3	37.5	3.8	25.9	42.1		42.1						34.0	30.1	38.6	38.1	35.2			$11,633	$1,352	$10,282

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Monticello School District	1.15 mi	5	180^th
Monticello Occupational Education Center	1.47 mi	1
Division Of Youth Services School System	1.81 mi	7	250^th
Warren School District	14.49 mi	5	181^st
Dermott School District	22.34 mi	2	225^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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