Summary:
In zip code 71950, there is one elementary school, Kirby Elementary School, serving grades Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade in the Kirby School District in Kirby, Arkansas, with a total enrollment of 216 students.
Kirby Elementary School holds a 3-star rating and has shown a slight upward trend in its state percentile rank over the last three years, moving from the 52nd to the 54th percentile. The school's strongest subject is Mathematics, where the all-grades proficiency rate of 51.3% outperforms the state average of 44.1%. Science also exceeds the state average at 45.4% versus 44.0%. However, the school slightly underperforms in English Language Arts (38.2% vs. 39.4%) and Reading (40.5% vs. 40.4%). The 3rd grade class is a standout, with a Science proficiency rate of 62.1%, which is 16.7 percentage points higher than the state average. The 4th grade class also consistently performs well above state averages across all subjects.
There are notable performance gaps within the school. The 5th grade class struggles significantly, scoring well below the state average in every subject, including English Language Arts (28.5% vs. 40.9%) and Mathematics (32.1% vs. 45.0%). Additionally, the school's Mathematics performance shows dramatic year-over-year volatility, swinging from 34.7% proficiency in 2024-2025 to 51.3% in 2025-2026. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 77.78% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. The district spends $12,552 per student and boasts a very low student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1, suggesting small class sizes, yet these resources have not translated into uniformly high academic outcomes across all grades and subjects.
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