Summary:
In zip code 72396, there is one middle school, Wynne Junior High School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 561 students in Wynne, Arkansas, a community where over two-thirds of students are economically disadvantaged.
Wynne Junior High School shows a remarkable upward trend in its state ranking, moving from the 27th percentile (1-star) in 2023-2024 to the 53rd percentile (3-star) in 2025-2026, indicating significant recent improvement. The school's standout feature is its Algebra program, where 95.5% of students taking the exam were proficient in 2025-2026, dramatically exceeding the district average of 28.5% and the state average of 36.9%. However, overall proficiency in core subjects like English Language Arts (37.1%), Reading (39.2%), Mathematics (38.1%), and Science (42.6%) is slightly below state averages, with the largest gap in Mathematics (6 percentage points below the state). The school also shows grade-level disparities: 6th grade excels in Reading (45.9% vs. state 41.7%) but struggles in Mathematics (31.3% vs. state 45.1%), while 8th grade is strong in Mathematics (42.7% vs. state 36.2%) but weak in Reading (30.0% vs. state 38.4%).
Part of the Wynne School District, the school has a student-teacher ratio of 13.4 and per-student spending of $11,940. Despite serving a population with a 67.38% free/reduced lunch rate, the school is demonstrating consistent improvement and has a standout Algebra program, though overall proficiency in core subjects still lags behind state averages. This suggests targeted interventions could help address specific grade-level weaknesses while building on the school's clear strengths in advanced mathematics and its positive trajectory.
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