Summary:
The Pottsville School District in Arkansas serves approximately 1,838 students across four schools: Pottsville Elementary School (PK-3), Pottsville Middle Grade (4-6), Pottsville Junior High School (7-9), and Pottsville High School (10-12), and is ranked 16th out of 251 districts in the state (94th percentile) with a 5-star rating.
Pottsville Elementary School stands out as the district's academic powerhouse, consistently achieving the highest proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science, and it has a history of ranking in the 95th percentile or higher. In contrast, Pottsville Junior High School excels in advanced coursework, being the only school offering Algebra and Geometry, with remarkable proficiency rates of 82.9% in Algebra. Pottsville High School is a turnaround story, jumping from the 71st to the 92nd percentile in state ranking and boasting an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 5:1, the lowest in the district. Pottsville Middle Grade serves as a bridge, with solid performance that remains above state averages despite a slight dip from the elementary level.
Key metrics show the district's overall proficiency in Mathematics is a standout at 64.5%, well above the state average of 44.1%, and the high school has a 94.0% graduation rate with a dropout rate of just 0.5%. An interesting finding is the inverse relationship between spending and performance: Pottsville Elementary School, the highest-performing school, has the second-lowest per-student spending ($10,666) and the highest student-teacher ratio (16.7:1), while Pottsville High School has the highest spending ($13,371) and lowest ratio. Additionally, the district shows a strong STEM focus, with exceptional performance in advanced math and science, particularly at the junior high and high school levels, where 9th graders taking Geometry achieved 91.4% proficiency.
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