Summary:
In zip code 72137, which serves the Rose Bud, Arkansas area, there is one high school, Rose Bud High School, serving grades 7 through 12 with a total enrollment of 308 students.
Rose Bud High School is part of the Rose Bud School District, which is ranked 69th out of 251 districts in Arkansas (73rd percentile) and holds a 4-star rating. The school itself has a volatile state ranking history, moving from 105th in 2023-2024 to a standout 31st in 2024-2025, before settling at 76th in 2025-2026. This volatility suggests a high potential for elite performance, though consistency remains a challenge. A major strength is its exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 4.4:1, which supports personalized instruction. The school also excels in mathematics, with 56.4% of all students proficient compared to the state average of 44.1%, and particularly in Algebra, where 64.2% are proficient versus the state's 36.9%. However, the graduation rate of 88.6% is slightly below the state average of 90.1%, despite a low dropout rate of 1.3%.
The most striking finding is a dramatic disparity within mathematics: while Algebra proficiency is exceptional, Geometry proficiency is critically low at just 5.2%, far below the state average of 26.4%. This suggests a potential curriculum gap in Geometry that does not affect Algebra. Additionally, per-student spending is high at $14,725, and 55.52% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a moderate level of economic disadvantage. The school's strong math performance is concentrated in lower and middle grades, with 8th-grade math proficiency at 62.2% and 9th-grade Algebra at 59.5%, but 10th-grade Geometry proficiency drops to 0%. This pattern indicates the school is highly effective through 9th grade but struggles to prepare students for the abstract concepts of Geometry in 10th grade.
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