Summary:
In zip code 72061 (Guy, Arkansas), there is one elementary school, Guy-Perkins Elementary School, serving grades PK through 6 with an enrollment of 247 students and a very high economic need, as 91.9% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Guy-Perkins Elementary School is a school of contrasts, significantly outperforming its district, the Guy Perkins School District, which ranks in the 25th percentile statewide. The school shows a clear strength in literacy, with 44.7% of students proficient in Reading (4.3 points above the state average) and 40.4% in English Language Arts (1 point above the state average). However, it faces a significant challenge in STEM subjects, with Mathematics proficiency at 29.8% and Science at 31.9%, both well below the state averages of 44.1% and 44.0%, respectively. This suggests a highly effective literacy program that has not yet been matched in math and science instruction.
Despite these challenges, the school demonstrates remarkable year-over-year improvement, with Reading scores jumping 12.2 points and Math scores rising 11.2 points from the previous year. The data also reveals a pronounced "grade-level effect," where performance generally improves as students get older—for example, Math proficiency rises from 15.4% in 3rd grade to 40.7% in 6th grade. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1 and spending of $17,106 per student, the school is investing significant resources, and its ability to achieve above-state-average literacy results despite high poverty levels is a testament to effective resource allocation in that area.
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