Magnet Cove School District

The Magnet Cove School District in Arkansas is a small, two-school district serving 675 students from Pre-K through 12th grade, ranked 55th out of 251 districts in the state with a 4-star rating.

Magnet Cove High School stands out as the district's academic leader, significantly outperforming both Magnet Cove Elementary School and state averages in Mathematics and Science. For the 2025-2026 school year, the High School achieved 61.2% proficiency in Math and 55.9% in Science, compared to the Elementary School's 46.7% in both subjects. The High School also boasts a strong graduation rate of 92.3% and an extremely low dropout rate of 0.3%. This success is supported by a very low student-teacher ratio of 5.7:1 and higher spending per student ($14,340), creating a highly personalized learning environment. However, the High School shows a notable weakness in advanced math courses like Algebra and Geometry, where proficiency rates fall below state averages.

In contrast, Magnet Cove Elementary School demonstrates more consistent performance across subjects, with all proficiency rates near 45-47%, but lacks the High School's standout peaks. The Elementary School faces greater challenges, serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (59.78% vs. 47.56%) with fewer resources per student ($12,103) and a higher student-teacher ratio of 17:1. Despite this, the district is on a positive trajectory, with the Elementary School's ranking improving dramatically from the 43rd percentile to the 60th percentile over three years. An interesting finding is the "8th Grade Peak" at the High School, where students achieve the highest proficiency rates in the district across multiple subjects, suggesting a particularly strong cohort or teaching team at that grade level.