Summary:
The Hector School District is served by a single elementary school, Hector Elementary School, which educates 245 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 4th grade in a high-poverty area where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch.
Hector Elementary School shows a mixed but improving academic profile. The school's strongest performance is in English Language Arts and Science, where it scores at or above the state average despite its high-poverty status. In the 2025-2026 school year, 41.6% of students were proficient in ELA and 42.7% in Science, both significantly higher than the district average. However, Mathematics is a critical weakness, with only 25.1% of students proficient—far below the state average of 44.1%. This math gap is consistent across both 3rd and 4th grades, indicating a systemic challenge. On a positive note, the school is on a clear upward trajectory, improving its state ranking from the 29th percentile (1 star) in 2023-2024 to the 37th percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026, with year-over-year proficiency gains in every subject, most notably a 7.4 percentage point jump in Science.
Key metrics include a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1 and per-student spending of $11,645. The school is a bright spot within its district, consistently outperforming the Hector School District average in every subject and grade level, even as the district itself ranks in the bottom 30% of Arkansas. The strong growth in ELA and Science suggests effective use of resources, but the persistent math weakness points to a need for targeted instructional changes to ensure balanced student success across all subjects.
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