Summary:
The five schools in zip code 72417, serving the Brookland, Arkansas area, are all part of the top-rated Brookland School District, which ranks in the top 10% of Arkansas districts and serves students from primary through high school.
For parents, the standout school is Brookland Elementary School (grades 1-3), which is the highest-ranked school in the area at the 93rd percentile statewide with a 5-star rating. Its test scores significantly outperform both the district and state averages, with 69.8% of students proficient in Mathematics compared to 44.1% statewide. The most dramatic story is Brookland High School (grades 10-12), which jumped from a 1-star to a 4-star rating in a single year, more than doubling its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Biology. Meanwhile, Brookland Junior High School (grades 7-9) boasts an exceptional 81.6% proficiency rate in 9th-grade Biology, far exceeding the state average of 72.2%. The district also includes Brookland Middle School (grades 4-6) and Brookland Primary School (grades K-3), which together create a complete educational pathway.
A key takeaway is the "feeder pattern" of excellence: the elementary schools are academic powerhouses, but scores dip slightly in middle and junior high before rebounding strongly at the high school level. This suggests the high school has effective strategies to recapture momentum. Notably, spending does not directly correlate with performance—the highest-spending school, Brookland High ($12,583 per student), was the lowest-performing just a year ago, while the top-performing Brookland Elementary spends less ($10,618). The district's favorable student-teacher ratios, ranging from 11:1 at the Junior High to 18.5:1 at the Middle School, and a relatively low economic disadvantage rate (25-40% free/reduced lunch) further support a strong learning environment.
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