Summary:
The Magazine School District is home to a single high school, Magazine High School, which serves 229 students in grades 7 through 12 in Magazine, Arkansas.
Magazine High School presents a mixed picture of strengths and challenges. On the positive side, the school boasts a very low student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1, suggesting students receive significant individual attention, and it spends a substantial $15,636 per student. The graduation rate is strong at 92.6%, above the state average, and the dropout rate is very low at 0.8%. However, the school's state ranking has declined sharply, falling from the 50th percentile (3 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 28th percentile (1 star) in 2025-2026. Overall proficiency in Mathematics (55.2%) is above the state average, but English Language Arts (34.8%), Reading (38.4%), and Science (40.0%) all lag behind state averages.
A standout finding is the school's exceptional performance in 7th grade, where students significantly outperform state averages in all subjects, particularly Mathematics (68.6% proficient vs. 44.2% statewide). This "7th grade bump" does not carry over to higher grades, with 9th-grade Biology proficiency (31.5%) being less than half the state average (72.2%). This suggests a potential need to investigate why strong early performance is not sustained, and to focus resources on improving science instruction, especially in Biology, and upper-grade math. The high spending and low student-teacher ratio are positive indicators, but they are not yet translating into consistently high academic outcomes across all grade levels and subjects.
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