Summary:
In zip code 72106, there is one high school, Mayflower High School, serving grades 9-12 in Mayflower, Arkansas, as part of the Mayflower School District.
Mayflower High School has 348 students and a very favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1, with spending of $11,728 per student. The school shows a notable paradox: it has a strong graduation rate of 93.6% (above the state average of 90.1%) and an extremely low dropout rate of 0.5%, yet its academic proficiency on state tests generally falls below state averages. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, only 30.6% of students were proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state's 39.4%, and 33.1% in Reading versus 40.4% statewide. However, there is a bright spot in Algebra, where the school's proficiency rate of 35.2% is close to the state average of 36.9%, and for 9th graders specifically, it dramatically exceeds the state average (35.2% vs. 25.3%).
The school has experienced significant ranking volatility, jumping from a 1-star rating in 2023-2024 to a 3-star rating in both 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, reflecting a rise of over 70 places in state rankings. This improvement is backed by dramatic year-over-year test score gains, such as Algebra proficiency rising from 22.2% to 35.2% and Geometry from 12.7% to 25.6%. Additionally, 10th graders significantly outperformed 9th graders in ELA (39% vs. 22.6%) and Reading (35.3% vs. 31.2%), suggesting effective academic interventions between those grades. With 62.64% of students economically disadvantaged, the school appears highly effective at keeping students on track to graduate, though its academic results indicate that resources may not yet be fully optimized for boosting standardized test scores across all subjects.
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