Summary:
In zip code 71667, there is one high school, Star City High School, serving grades 9 through 12 with 459 students in the Star City, Arkansas area.
Star City High School presents a mixed picture for parents. On the positive side, the school boasts a very high graduation rate of 94.9% and a low dropout rate of 0.8%, both significantly better than state averages. The student-teacher ratio is a favorable 12.9:1, suggesting smaller class sizes. However, academic proficiency in core subjects is a major concern. In the 2025-2026 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (29.9%), Reading (36.0%), Algebra (25.4%), and Biology (26.3%) all fell below state averages. The most dramatic issue is in Geometry, where only 2.2% of students were proficient, compared to the state average of 26.4%. This represents a sharp decline from the previous year when the school's Geometry proficiency was above the state average. The school's state ranking has also been volatile, dropping from the 57th percentile to the 29th percentile in one year.
This creates a paradox where the school excels at retaining students and ensuring they graduate, but struggles to bring them to academic proficiency in key subjects. The severe drop in Geometry scores and the overall inconsistency in year-over-year performance suggest that academic success may be heavily dependent on specific cohorts or changes in instruction. While the school has reasonable resources, including per-student spending of $12,564, the data strongly indicates a need for targeted intervention, particularly in STEM subjects like Geometry and Biology, to better align its high graduation rates with stronger academic outcomes. The Star City School District is ranked 189th out of 251 districts in Arkansas.
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