Summary:
The Flippin School District is served by a single elementary school, Flippin Elementary School, which enrolls 337 students in grades PK through 4 and serves a community with very high economic need, as 100% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Flippin Elementary School invests heavily in its students, spending $15,478 per pupil and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. Despite this significant investment, the school's overall proficiency rates are near the state average, with a state ranking in the 51st percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. The school's ranking has been inconsistent, jumping to the 67th percentile in 2024-2025 before dropping back down, suggesting performance can vary from year to year. A key bright spot is science, where 4th-grade proficiency (46.1%) actually exceeded the state average (44.4%) in the most recent year.
A critical finding is a noticeable academic decline between 3rd and 4th grade, particularly in mathematics. While 3rd graders outperformed the state in math (46.4% vs. 45.5%), 4th graders fell significantly behind (40.8% vs. 47.0%), a 6.2 percentage point gap. This pattern, combined with the school's volatile ranking history, suggests that while the school is working hard to overcome the challenges of a high-need population, there may be opportunities to strengthen 4th-grade instruction and create more consistent, long-term academic strategies. The strong science performance offers a potential model for improvement in other subjects.
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