Summary:
In zip code 72021, located in Brinkley, Arkansas, there is one elementary school, C.B. Partee Elementary School, serving grades Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade with 262 students in a high-poverty area where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
C.B. Partee Elementary School is a standout within the Brinkley School District, consistently outperforming the district average in every subject and grade level. The school has shown dramatic improvement from the 2024-2025 school year to the 2025-2026 school year, with English Language Arts proficiency nearly doubling from 16.6% to 32.2%, Mathematics jumping from 18.3% to 31.3%, and Science more than doubling from 10.8% to 24.1%. This recovery is reflected in its state ranking, which rose from the 8th percentile (0 stars) to the 23rd percentile (1 star). A notable bright spot is the 4th grade class, which exceeded state averages in both English Language Arts (42.8% vs. 41.4%) and Reading (50.0% vs. 40.9%). The school benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1 and a high per-pupil spending of $15,952, indicating significant resource allocation to address student needs.
Despite these positive trends, C.B. Partee Elementary School still lags behind state averages, particularly in Science where proficiency is 24.1% compared to the state's 44.0%. Overall proficiency rates for the 2025-2026 school year are 36.6% in Reading (vs. state 40.4%), 32.2% in English Language Arts (vs. state 39.4%), and 31.3% in Mathematics (vs. state 44.1%). The school's performance highlights the challenge of overcoming concentrated poverty, even with strong resources, but its recent improvements and role as a leader within the district make it a school to watch for continued progress.
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