Summary:
The Fouke School District in Arkansas is home to a single elementary school, Fouke Elementary School, which serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade with a total enrollment of 514 students.
Fouke Elementary School consistently ranks in the 36th percentile statewide, earning a 2-star rating, which places it in the lower-middle tier of Arkansas elementary schools. The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in all core subjects falling below state averages. In the 2025-2026 school year, the largest gaps were in Mathematics (37.3% school vs. 44.1% state) and Reading (34.4% school vs. 40.4% state). A particularly concerning trend is a sharp decline in performance as students progress through the grades; while 3rd graders perform near the state average in English Language Arts and Reading, 5th graders fall more than 11 percentage points behind in both subjects. This suggests a systemic issue with upper elementary instruction. The school also serves a high-poverty population, with 68.09% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and spends $13,026 per student—a notably high amount for a rural district—yet academic outcomes remain below average.
Despite these challenges, there are some positive indicators. Science is a relative bright spot, with the school's all-grades proficiency rate (40.2%) being only 3.8 percentage points below the state average (44%), the closest gap of any subject. Additionally, the school showed significant year-over-year improvement from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026 in English Language Arts (+7.7 points), Reading (+10.1 points), and Science (+8.7 points), though Mathematics proficiency remained nearly flat. This uneven progress suggests that while literacy-focused efforts may be gaining traction, math instruction and support for upper-grade students need more targeted attention to close the persistent achievement gaps.
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