Summary:
In zip code 71602, there is one middle school, White Hall Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 721 students in the White Hall School District, a 3-star district ranked 117th in Arkansas.
White Hall Middle School shows a mixed performance picture. The school has a 2-star rating and has been volatile in its state ranking, dropping to the 35th percentile in 2024-2025 before recovering to the 43rd percentile in 2025-2026. A standout strength is 8th Grade Reading, where 40.4% of students are proficient, slightly above the state average of 38.4%. However, the school's biggest weakness is 8th Grade Mathematics, where only 20.6% of students are proficient—far below the state average of 36.2%. Overall, the school lags behind state averages in all core subjects: English Language Arts (35.5% vs. 39.4%), Reading (38.2% vs. 40.4%), Mathematics (32.6% vs. 44.1%), and Science (40.1% vs. 44.0%).
An interesting finding is the "Algebra Paradox": while overall math proficiency is low, 64.1% of students taking Algebra are proficient, suggesting only advanced students take that course. On a positive note, the school showed strong year-over-year improvement from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, with gains of 5 to 9 percentage points in every subject. With 60% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a predominantly low-income community, and its recent improvement is a promising sign despite ongoing challenges.
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