Marmaduke Elementary School

Marmaduke Elementary School in Marmaduke, AR, serves 370 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade and is part of the Marmaduke School District, which has a 2-star rating and ranks 144th out of 251 districts in Arkansas.

Marmaduke Elementary stands out for its exceptional mathematics performance, with 53.3% of all students proficient in math—well above the state average of 44.1%. This strength is especially notable in 6th grade, where 65.4% of students are proficient in math, a remarkable 20.3 percentage points higher than the state average and the highest among nearby schools like Piggott Elementary School (45.1%) and Rector Elementary School (54.4%). The school has shown consistent improvement over the past three years, earning 3-star ratings and peaking at a 4-star rating in the 2023-2024 school year. This upward trajectory contrasts with schools like Park Elementary School in Corning, which has experienced more volatile rankings. However, reading proficiency remains a challenge, with only 38.6% of students proficient compared to the state average of 40.4%, and a notable dip in 5th grade where just 27.9% are proficient in reading.

Compared to its closest peer, Rector Elementary School (7.17 miles away), Marmaduke outperforms in every subject despite serving a similar percentage of economically disadvantaged students (62.7% on free/reduced lunch vs. Rector's 71.21%). Marmaduke also outperforms its own district in all subjects, with science proficiency at 49.4% (3 points higher than the district) and English language arts at 40.8% (3.3 points higher). While the nearby Greene City Technical Elementary School is a top performer with higher overall proficiency, Marmaduke achieves strong results with a more challenging student demographic, making its progress particularly noteworthy. The school's per-student spending has increased to $13,612, though its student-teacher ratio has risen to 16.9, which could impact individualized attention in reading instruction.