Summary:
The 71663 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Portland Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with 139 students. The school is part of the Hamburg School District, which is ranked 196 out of 250 school districts in Arkansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Portland Elementary School's test scores are generally below the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. The school's strongest performance was in Mathematics, where the all-grades proficiency rate was 38.5%, compared to 35.3% for the district and 38.7% for the state. However, the school's weakest performance was in English Language Arts, where the all-grades proficiency rate was only 21.2%, compared to 22% for the district and 34.7% for the state. Additionally, 73.38% of students at Portland Elementary School were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
The school's relatively high spending per student ($11,547 in 2018-2019) and student-teacher ratio (17.7 in 2023-2024) may not be translating into improved academic outcomes, suggesting potential issues with the allocation or effectiveness of resources. Overall, the data suggests that Portland Elementary School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and further investigation into the root causes of these issues and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve the school's performance and outcomes for its students.
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