Summary:
Zip code 71744, serving the Hampton, Arkansas area, is home to two public schools: Hampton Elementary School (grades K-6) and Hampton High School (grades 7-12), both part of the Hampton School District, which serves about 500 students and is ranked in the 11th percentile statewide.
In this small district, Hampton Elementary School is the standout performer, showing strong year-over-year improvement. From the 2024-2025 to the 2025-2026 school year, the elementary school saw double-digit percentage point gains in English Language Arts (+9.8pp) and Science (+10.6pp), and its 6th graders actually outperformed the state average in Reading (46.5% vs. 41.7%) and Science (42.9% vs. 42.5%). In contrast, Hampton High School struggles significantly, particularly in advanced mathematics. While the high school's overall math proficiency jumped from 10.2% to 28.4% year-over-year, this is misleading—driven almost entirely by 7th graders. In 8th grade Math, only 7.7% were proficient, and a staggering 0% of 10th graders were proficient in Geometry. The high school also spends more per student ($14,589) than the elementary school ($13,030), yet its academic outcomes remain among the lowest in the state.
Key metrics highlight the divide: Hampton Elementary School has a 31.2% proficiency rate in English Language Arts and 28.2% in Mathematics, while Hampton High School posts just 19.1% and 28.4% respectively. Both schools serve a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (over 73% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch). The district's low overall ranking is heavily influenced by the high school's performance, making the elementary school's recent success a critical bright spot that the Hampton School District should seek to replicate at the secondary level.
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