Summary:
In zip code 71646, there is one high school, Hamburg High School, serving grades 9 through 12 in the rural community of Hamburg, Arkansas, with a total enrollment of 508 students.
Hamburg High School is part of the Hamburg School District, which is ranked 188th out of 251 districts in Arkansas. The school has shown a positive trend in its state ranking, improving from 231st place in the 2024-2025 school year to 202nd place in 2025-2026. A standout feature is the school's 9th-grade performance, where students achieved an 86.7% proficiency rate in Biology and a 69.3% proficiency rate in Geometry, both significantly above state averages. However, this success does not carry into 10th grade, where scores drop well below state averages. The school also boasts a high graduation rate of 93.5% and a very low dropout rate of 0.9%, both better than state averages.
Despite these strengths, Hamburg High School faces systemic challenges. In the most recent testing year, the school performed below the state average in all core subjects, including English Language Arts (30% vs. 39.4%), Algebra (17.3% vs. 36.9%), and Biology (32.4% vs. 42.7%). The school spends $13,590 per student and has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1, yet these resources have not translated into high test scores. On a positive note, the school showed year-over-year improvement in several subjects, such as English Language Arts jumping from 21.9% to 30% proficiency, suggesting recent changes may be starting to work. With 63.58% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a predominantly low-income community while maintaining strong graduation rates.
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