Summary:
The two public schools serving zip code 72126 in Perryville, Arkansas, are both part of the Perryville School District, which holds a 2-star rating and ranks 129th out of 251 districts in the state. Perryville Elementary School (grades K-6) enrolls 464 students, while Perryville High School (grades 7-12) serves 427 students. The district shows a clear divide in performance and resources between its two schools.
Perryville High School stands out as the stronger school, with a 92.5% graduation rate that exceeds the state average of 90.1%. Its mathematics proficiency (46.9%) and Algebra scores (46.2%) both surpass state averages, though Geometry remains a weak point at just 15.5% proficiency. The high school benefits from a remarkably low student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1 and spends $13,202 per student—over $3,000 more than the elementary school. In contrast, Perryville Elementary School has a higher student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1 and lower per-student spending of $10,109. The elementary school's state ranking has declined for three consecutive years, dropping from the 58th percentile to the 39th percentile.
Notable patterns emerge in grade-level performance. At the elementary school, 3rd graders significantly outperformed state averages in English Language Arts (47.6% vs. 42.9%), Reading (47.6% vs. 43.1%), and Science (53.9% vs. 45.4%), but proficiency drops dramatically by 4th grade. At the high school, 9th graders are a standout cohort, achieving the school's highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (45.4%), Reading (55.4%), and Algebra (35.9%). The elementary school also serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (68.97% receiving free/reduced lunch) compared to the high school (57.61%).
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