Summary:
Zip code 71837, located in Fouke, Arkansas, is home to a single high school, Fouke High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 with a total enrollment of 349 students as part of the Fouke School District.
Fouke High School presents a mixed picture of performance. The school has a very low student-teacher ratio of 5.7:1, which suggests students could receive significant individual attention, yet its academic outcomes are generally at or below state averages. A critical area of concern is mathematics, particularly Algebra, where only 5.1% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year compared to the state average of 36.9%. This represents a dramatic weakness that likely contributes to the school's projected drop in state ranking from the 69th percentile (3 stars) in 2024-2025 to the 39th percentile (2 stars) for 2025-2026. However, there is a notable bright spot: 72.7% of 9th graders taking Geometry were proficient, significantly outperforming the state average of 59.2%, indicating that advanced math students can excel. The school's graduation rate of 87.5% is below the state average of 90.1%, and its proficiency in English Language Arts (36.1%) and Reading (39.7%) also trails state averages.
Overall, Fouke High School is a school of contrasts. It benefits from small class sizes and has pockets of excellence, particularly among its accelerated math students, but it faces systemic challenges in foundational math skills that affect the majority of its student body. The school's performance is also volatile year-over-year, with Biology proficiency dropping from 52.4% to 38.3% and Algebra proficiency falling from 17.2% to 5.1% between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. For parents, this suggests a school with dedicated resources that is struggling to translate them into consistent, broad-based academic success, especially in core math subjects.
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