Summary:
The Harrisburg School District in Arkansas serves 1,070 students across three schools: Harrisburg High School (grades 6-12), Harrisburg Elementary School (grades K-5), and Weiner Elementary (grades K-6), with the district ranking 102nd out of 251 in the state and earning a 3-star rating.
Weiner Elementary is the district's standout school, dramatically outperforming its peers despite being the smallest with just 126 students. It achieved a 65.7% proficiency rate in English Language Arts and 64.1% in Reading, nearly double the rates at Harrisburg Elementary School (35.2% and 36.2%, respectively). Weiner also leads in Mathematics (50%) and Science (53.1%), and its ranking jumped from the 53rd to the 77th percentile year-over-year. This success correlates with the highest per-student spending in the district at $18,465, compared to $14,289 at Harrisburg Elementary and $14,694 at Harrisburg High School. Harrisburg High School shows a different strength: its 9th-grade Algebra proficiency rate of 46.3% is nearly double the state average, and it boasts a strong 91.6% graduation rate with a very low 0.2% dropout rate.
All three schools serve an exceptionally high-need population, with over 97% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. The district shows positive momentum, with all schools improving their English Language Arts and Reading proficiency from the previous year. Harrisburg High School also saw a significant jump in overall Math proficiency from 29.9% to 37.8%. However, grade-level performance varies widely: Weiner Elementary excels in upper elementary math (90.9% proficiency in 6th grade) but struggles in 3rd-grade math (20%), while Harrisburg High School sees 9th graders outperform state averages in ELA and Reading, even as its 6th and 7th graders lag behind.
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