Summary:
The South Conway County School District is served by a single high school, Morrilton Senior High School, which enrolls 688 students in grades 9 through 12 and has shown notable volatility in its state ranking, dropping from 94th in 2024-2025 to 137th in 2025-2026.
Morrilton Senior High School offers an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 4.5:1, a significant resource that suggests students receive substantial individualized attention. However, this advantage does not consistently translate into top-tier academic performance. The school's graduation rate of 88.4% falls below the state average of 90.1%, and while its Reading proficiency (41.9%) slightly exceeds the state average (40.4%), its Algebra proficiency (28.9%) lags well behind the state average (36.9%). Spending per student is $13,995, and the school has a 2.3% dropout rate.
A key finding is a dramatic performance drop between 9th and 10th grade. In 9th grade, students perform relatively well, even exceeding state averages in Reading (44.9% vs. 40.6%) and Algebra (29.1% vs. 25.3%). Yet by 10th grade, Geometry proficiency plummets from 55.3% to just 10%, and Biology drops from 66% to 29.1%. This suggests a significant challenge in retaining academic skills as students advance. On a positive note, year-over-year comparisons show improvement in most subjects from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, including a 7.8% increase in Algebra proficiency, indicating a potential upward trend despite current below-state-average scores in most areas.
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