Summary:
In zip code 71635, there is one high school, Crossett High School, serving grades 9 through 12 in Crossett, Arkansas, with a total enrollment of 476 students.
Crossett High School is part of the Crossett School District, which is ranked 185th out of 251 districts in Arkansas. The school has shown a dramatic academic turnaround between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, jumping from a state rank of 250th (14th percentile) to 179th (39th percentile). Proficiency rates in every subject more than doubled during this period, with Biology proficiency rising from 6.9% to 37.1% and Geometry from 6% to 27.5%. In the 2025-2026 school year, the school outperformed the state average in Geometry (27.5% vs. 26.4%) and Biology for 10th graders (38.2% vs. 35.1%). However, Algebra remains a persistent weakness, with only 23.9% of students proficient compared to the state average of 36.9%.
The school maintains a stable graduation rate of 90.7%, slightly above the state average of 90.1%, and a low dropout rate of 1.2%. The student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1, and per-student spending is $12,031. The free/reduced lunch rate is 52.52%. A notable strength is in Geometry, where 10th graders at the school (33.3% proficient) outperformed their peers statewide (16.5% proficient) by a factor of two in the 2025-2026 school year. While the school's spending has not historically translated into top-tier academic performance, the recent improvement in test scores may indicate more effective use of resources or other positive changes.
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