Summary:
In zip code 72454, there is one elementary school, Piggott Elementary School, serving grades PK through 6 with 484 students in the Piggott, Arkansas area.
Piggott Elementary School is part of the Piggott School District, which holds a 2-star rating and ranks 172nd out of 251 districts in Arkansas. The school has shown a strong upward trend in its state ranking over three years, moving from the 36th percentile to the 48th percentile. In the 2025-2026 school year, it outperformed its district average in all four core subjects on the ATLAS exam. The school has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 29.75%, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1, and per-student spending of $11,759.
The most notable finding is a clear academic split: the school excels in Reading (43% proficient) and English Language Arts (42.1% proficient), both above state averages, but struggles significantly in Mathematics, where only 33.7% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 44.1%. However, the school has made impressive year-over-year gains, with proficiency rates jumping by 7.6 to 9.8 percentage points in three of four subjects from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026. Performance varies by grade level, with 5th grade exceeding state averages in all subjects, while 3rd and 4th grades show particular challenges in math. This suggests that targeted instructional strategies may be needed to address the math deficit and ensure consistent success across all grade levels.
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