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Western Grove K-12 School

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Summary

Western Grove K-12 School is an alternative public school serving 241 students in grades K-12 in the Ozark Mountain School District in Western Grove, Arkansas. The school has a predominantly White student population and an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting it serves a community with significant economic challenges.

One of the key differentiating factors of Western Grove K-12 School is its very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 5.5 to 8 students per teacher over the past 3 years, significantly lower than the nearby St. Joe K-12 School and Bruno-Pyatt K-12 School in the same district. However, the school's test scores on the ACT Aspire exams are generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in math and science, though it performs better than the district average in English/Language Arts.

Interestingly, while the student population at Western Grove K-12 School is predominantly White, the school has seen a slight increase in the percentage of Hispanic and Native American students over the past 3 years. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $10,809 in the 2018-2019 school year was lower than the nearby schools in the same district, which may contribute to the challenges the school faces in maintaining consistent academic performance.

241

Students ?

5.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 School St
Western Grove, AR 72685

(870) 439-2218

District: Ozark Mountain School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.8%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2019 → 57th in 2023

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Arkansas average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (39% vs 44% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school39%

District avg40%

Arkansas avg44%

Not ranked this year

Western Grove K-12 School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

169^th of 254Ozark Mountain School District among Arkansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2023	32.2	358 of 492	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	303 of 487	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	389 of 496	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.8	202 of 488	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2023	53.8	163 of 330	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	76 of 318	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	47.3	189 of 330	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	192 of 319	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2023	55.0	127 of 295	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	197 of 282	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	232 of 290	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	240 of 282	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2022-2023) ?

English59%-6 vs state

Reading35%-4 vs state

Math32%-7 vs state

Science29%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)										ATLAS Reading (2026)										ATLAS Mathematics (2026)										ATLAS Algebra (2026)										ATLAS Geometry (2026)										ATLAS Science (2026)										ATLAS Biology (2026)										Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 9th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 10th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading 11th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 9th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 10th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 11th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 3rd Grade	ATLAS Algebra 4th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 5th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 6th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 7th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 10th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 11th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 3rd Grade	ATLAS Geometry 4th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 5th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 6th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 7th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 8th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 11th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science 9th Grade	ATLAS Science 10th Grade	ATLAS Science 11th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 3rd Grade	ATLAS Biology 4th Grade	ATLAS Biology 5th Grade	ATLAS Biology 6th Grade	ATLAS Biology 7th Grade	ATLAS Biology 8th Grade	ATLAS Biology 9th Grade	ATLAS Biology 10th Grade	ATLAS Biology 11th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Western Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	300 School Street	Western Grove	72685	Newton County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 429-7102	153	10	15.9	98.0%	144 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	11.6	456^th of 494 public elementary schools	7.7%		14.1	450^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.1%	6	11.1	10.0	26.7	6.9						13.8	14.8	10.0	23.3	10.3						14.7	14.8	23.3	23.3	20.7						20.7																					25.9	23.3	30.0	31.0						27.6
Ozark Mountain High School	Public	7-12	300 School Street	Western Grove	72685	Newton County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 429-5215	225	64	3.5	98.7%	213 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	39.7	197^th of 301 public high schools	34.6%		33.9	208^th of 291 public high schools	28.5%	11					23.7	28.6	23.8	41.0		29.2					39.5	40.0	38.1	41.0		39.6					31.6	19.2				26.6							6.7			15.4							33.3	4.8		15.2					34.2	40.0				37.0								28.1		38.1
Valley Springs Middle School	Public	5-8	7349 School Str	Valley Springs	72682	Boone County	Valley Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 302-3061	253	19	13.0	47.0%	244 (96.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	86.5	27^th of 335 public middle schools	91.9%		87.4	21^st of 324 public middle schools	93.5%	6			41.4	67.8	44.9	47.1				50.2			39.7	71.2	44.9	51.0				51.5			50.0	84.7	50.7	60.5				61.2						100.0				100.0													43.1	79.7	55.1	66.7				60.8											$12,916	$478	$12,438
Valley Springs High School	Public	9-12	7349 School Str	Valley Springs	72682	Boone County	Valley Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 302-3051	219	41	5.3	45.2%	211 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	75.7	39^th of 301 public high schools	87.0%		88.2	13^th of 291 public high schools	95.5%	26							55.6	39.1		48.0							53.7	39.1		47.0																	51.4			51.4							89.5	19.4		42.9																	100.0	37.1		60.0	$14,101	$453	$13,647
Valley Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7349 School Str	Valley Springs	72682	Boone County	Valley Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 302-3071	315	20	15.6	63.5%	293 (93.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	87.3	40^th of 494 public elementary schools	91.9%		73.2	121^st of 495 public elementary schools	75.6%	81	57.4	63.5								60.4	55.6	61.5								58.5	63.0	67.3								65.1																					63.0	59.6								61.3											$13,575	$1,501	$12,075
Bruno-Pyatt Elementary	Public	1-4	4754 Hwy 125 S	Western Grove	72633	Boone County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 427-5227	28	9	3.2	89.3%	28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
St. Joe Elementary	Public	K-6	250 South Highway 65	Western Grove	72675	Searcy County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 439-2213	89	8	10.9	96.6%	78 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	66.3	164^th of 494 public elementary schools	66.8%		53.3	242^nd of 495 public elementary schools	51.1%	78	50.0	36.4		53.3						50.0	42.9	45.5		60.0						52.2	57.1	45.5		46.7						52.2																					57.1	45.5		40.0						50.0
Forest Heights Elementary School	Public	1-4	1124 S Tamarind	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Harrison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-5837	375	22	17.0	66.9%	345 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	89	33^rd of 494 public elementary schools	93.3%		86.2	55^th of 495 public elementary schools	88.9%	22	61.2	62.2								61.7	57.1	57.1								57.1	67.3	77.6								72.4																					59.2	64.3								61.7											$16,413	$1,915	$14,498
Harrison Kindergarten	Public	K	500 North Chestnut	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Harrison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-5043	177	15	12.0	67.2%	163 (92.1%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)								(n/a)																																																																							$15,436	$1,759	$13,677
Skyline Heights Elementary School	Public	1-4	1120 W Holt	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Harrison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-5821	479	28	17.1	65.8%	429 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	78.8	88^th of 494 public elementary schools	82.2%		67.7	151^st of 495 public elementary schools	69.5%	63	55.0	48.3								51.7	51.7	48.3								50.0	66.7	67.8								67.2																					55.0	55.6								55.3											$11,229	$1,688	$9,542

Frequently Asked Questions about Western Grove K-12 School

What district is Western Grove K-12 School in?

Ozark Mountain School District

How many students attend Western Grove K-12 School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 241 students attended Western Grove K-12 School.

What is the racial makeup of Western Grove K-12 School?

Students at Western Grove K-12 School are 94% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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