Summary:
The Gurdon School District in Arkansas is served by a single elementary school, Cabe Elementary, which educates students from Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade with a total enrollment of 365 students.
Cabe Elementary has a 1-star rating and ranks in the 20th percentile of Arkansas elementary schools, a decline from its 2-star rating the previous year. The school trails the state average by roughly 10 percentage points in all core subjects, with overall proficiency rates of 29.7% in English Language Arts, 28.6% in Reading, 30.7% in Mathematics, and 33.5% in Science. A very high 78.9% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school spends $13,626 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
A key finding is a significant performance slump in 5th grade, where proficiency rates are nearly 20 points below the state average in every subject—for example, only 19.3% of 5th graders are proficient in Reading compared to the state average of 41.1%. In contrast, 6th graders are a bright spot, scoring above the state average in Reading (42.5% vs. 41.7%) and much closer to the state average in Science. This suggests that while the school faces challenges, particularly in 5th grade, the upper elementary program shows promise and could provide a model for improvement in other grades.
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