Summary:
In zip code 72422, there is one high school, Corning High School, serving grades 9 through 12 in the town of Corning, Arkansas, with a total enrollment of 217 students.
Corning High School is part of the Corning School District, which ranks in the top 37% of Arkansas districts with a 3-star rating. However, the high school itself is a relative underperformer within its district, ranking in the 46th percentile statewide (2 stars) for the 2025-2026 school year. The school has shown significant year-over-year ranking volatility, dropping from the 56th percentile to the 28th percentile in one year before rebounding. A major concern is Algebra proficiency, where only 11.5% of students are proficient, compared to the district average of 39.6% and the state average of 36.9%. This extreme gap suggests a systemic issue with math instruction at the high school level. On a positive note, Reading proficiency (42.9%) exceeds the state average (40.4%), and Biology proficiency (40.4%) is nearly on par with the state average (42.7%).
The school benefits from a very low student-teacher ratio of 6:1 and high per-student spending of $18,224, which typically support personalized learning. Despite these resources, the Algebra scores remain critically low, pointing to curriculum or instructional challenges rather than a lack of funding. The school also serves a high-needs population, with 68.2% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. While the dropout rate is very low at 0.2%, this data is from 2017-2018. Overall, Corning High School offers strong reading and science results but faces a significant, subject-specific challenge in mathematics that families should investigate further.
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