Summary:
Zip code 72042, serving the Dewitt, Arkansas area, is home to a single high school, Dewitt High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 with a total enrollment of 364 students as part of the Dewitt School District.
Dewitt High School presents a mixed picture of performance. A standout strength is Biology, where 51% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, significantly outperforming the state average of 42.7%. However, this success is an anomaly, as the school falls below state averages in English Language Arts (25.6% vs. 39.4%), Reading (28.9% vs. 40.4%), Algebra (27.2% vs. 36.9%), and Geometry (15.1% vs. 26.4%). The school's overall state ranking dropped dramatically from the 65th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 39th percentile in 2025-2026, a decline likely driven by a sharp collapse in Geometry proficiency, which swung from 5.1 points above the state average to 11.3 points below it in just one year.
Despite these academic challenges, the school boasts a very low student-teacher ratio of 6.3:1, suggesting small class sizes and potential for individual attention. It also maintains a strong graduation rate of 93.1% and a very low dropout rate of 0.5%, both better than state averages. This creates a notable paradox: the school successfully keeps students on track to graduate, yet a majority are not demonstrating proficiency in core subjects. The per-student spending of $15,741 is a key data point to consider when evaluating these results, and the dramatic one-year decline in Geometry warrants further investigation into potential curriculum changes or teacher turnover.
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