Summary:
The Greenland School District in Arkansas is home to a single high school, Greenland High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 with a small enrollment of 260 students. This school has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three academic years, making it a standout for its rapid improvement and unique academic profile.
In just two years, Greenland High School jumped from ranking 230th out of 305 schools (a 1-star rating) to 123rd out of 293 schools (a 3-star rating), placing it in the top half of Arkansas high schools. This dramatic turnaround is the school's most compelling story. The school excels particularly in Biology, where 58.2% of students are proficient—far exceeding the state average of 42.7%. Geometry also shows a slight edge over the state average. However, the school faces a significant challenge in Algebra, where only 21.6% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 36.9%, and it also lags slightly in English Language Arts and Reading.
Despite a high spending per student of $16,540 and a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1—factors that typically support personalized learning—the school's results are mixed. The graduation rate of 87.5% is below the state average of 90.1%, and the dropout rate is 1.9%. Grade-level data reveals interesting disparities, such as 9th graders in Geometry (47.3% proficient) vastly outperforming 10th graders (12.1% proficient), suggesting some students are accelerated while others struggle. The school's strong performance in Biology and its overall upward trajectory indicate effective recent changes, but the challenge remains to leverage its resources to close persistent gaps in core subjects like Algebra and Reading.
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