Summary:
In zip code 72433, there is one elementary school, Hoxie Elementary School, serving grades PK through 6 in Hoxie, Arkansas, with 500 students and a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a high-poverty community.
Hoxie Elementary School is part of the Hoxie School District, which holds a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has shown remarkable academic recovery from the 2024-2025 to 2025-2026 school year, with Mathematics proficiency jumping 13.2 points to 36.4%, Reading improving 6.5 points to 36.4%, and Science rising 10.8 points to 41.1%. Despite these gains, the school still trails state averages in all subjects, with English Language Arts (30%) being the weakest area compared to the state (39.4%). Science is a relative strength, only 2.9 points behind the state average, and in 3rd and 4th grades, students actually outperform state averages in Science and Mathematics.
Grade-level performance is uneven, with 3rd and 4th graders excelling in multiple subjects while 5th and 6th graders consistently underperform, particularly in 5th grade Science (23% vs. 43.8% state). The school spends $11,444 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. A notable discrepancy exists between Reading (36.4%) and the broader ELA measure (30%), suggesting basic reading skills are improving faster than writing or analytical skills. The school's state ranking has fluctuated from 309th to 349th and back to 320th over three years, reflecting instability but recent improvement.
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