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Pocahontas Upper Elementary School

Public Grades 4-6
Summary

Pocahontas Upper Elementary School is a public middle school serving grades 4-6 in Pocahontas, Arkansas, part of the Pocahontas School District. With 432 students and a student-teacher ratio ranging from 14.5 to 19, the school spends approximately $7,390 per student, on par with the nearby Pocahontas Junior High School.

However, Pocahontas Upper Elementary School consistently underperforms the state average in proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels, often by a significant margin. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's projected proficiency rates are 26.9% in ELA, 29.6% in Math, and 25% in Science, compared to the state averages of 34.7%, 38.7%, and 38.1% respectively. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 63.74% to 71.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

These challenges suggest that Pocahontas Upper Elementary School may be facing significant obstacles in effectively educating its student population, which could be related to the high levels of economic disadvantage among its students. While the school's proximity to the slightly better-performing Pocahontas Junior High School suggests that the issues may be specific to the upper elementary school, addressing the root causes of the school's underperformance should be a priority for the Pocahontas School District.

402
Students ?
16.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,891
Per pupil spending ?
74.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2301 North Park Street
       Pocahontas, AR  72455

(870) 892-4573

District: Pocahontas School District


Students who attend Pocahontas Upper Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Pocahontas High School

Feeder schools for Pocahontas Upper Elementary School:

Elementary:    Pocahontas Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
73.1%
Pacific Islander:
14.7%
Two or more races:
6.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arkansas average (28% vs 36% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015
!Science scores 13 pts below the Arkansas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school28%
District avg24%
Arkansas avg36%
365th of 495
Arkansas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 17 pts since 2015
From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
200th of 250Pocahontas 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArkansas percentileRating
202531.0365 of 49526.3%★☆☆☆☆
202436.4340 of 49731.6%★★☆☆☆
202334.2350 of 49228.9%★☆☆☆☆
202235.8343 of 48729.6%★★☆☆☆
202129.6370 of 49625.4%★☆☆☆☆
201937.0337 of 48830.9%★★☆☆☆
201842.1303 of 48036.9%★★☆☆☆
201747.0271 of 48544.1%★★☆☆☆
201647.2281 of 49443.1%★★☆☆☆
201543.6263 of 46643.6%★★☆☆☆
201454.4240 of 47149.0%★★☆☆☆
201365.1170 of 47664.3%★★★☆☆
201266.9164 of 46865.0%★★★☆☆
201172.7116 of 47175.4%★★★★☆
201075.488 of 45780.7%★★★★☆
200973.1103 of 44576.9%★★★★☆
200869.3146 of 43966.7%★★★☆☆
200764.0166 of 44062.3%★★★☆☆
200655.5205 of 40249.0%★★☆☆☆
200553.5221 of 41146.2%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics30%-9 vs state
Reading29%-6 vs state
English Language Arts27%-8 vs state
Science25%-13 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Pocahontas Upper Elementary School.

Students at Pocahontas Upper Elementary School are 73% White, 15% Pacific Islander, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Students who attend Pocahontas Upper Elementary School usually go on to attend Pocahontas High School


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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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