Summary:
In zip code 72461, there is one elementary school, Rector Elementary School, serving grades Pre-K through 6th grade in the town of Rector, Arkansas, with a total enrollment of 389 students.
Rector Elementary School is part of the Rector School District, which holds a 1-star rating and ranks 198th out of 251 districts in Arkansas. The school itself has a 2-star rating and ranks 304th out of 491 elementary schools in the state, placing it in the 38th percentile. A standout feature is the school's strong performance in Mathematics, where 45.6% of students are proficient—slightly above the state average of 44.1% and significantly higher than the district average of 40.3%. However, the school struggles in other subjects: English Language Arts proficiency is 32.6% (compared to 39.4% statewide), Reading is 34.2% (vs. 40.4% statewide), and Science is 35.2% (vs. 44.0% statewide). The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 71.21% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and spends $13,959 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 18:1.
Notable trends include a dramatic year-over-year improvement in Math, which jumped 13.2 percentage points from 32.4% to 45.6% between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. The school also showed gains in ELA (+4.7 points), Reading (+2.8 points), and Science (+8.3 points). Grade-level performance is inconsistent, with 5th graders showing a dip across all subjects, while 6th graders excel in Math (54.4%) and Reading (42.1%, above the state average). Overall, Rector Elementary School demonstrates a clear strength in mathematics but faces significant challenges in literacy and science, with notable variation by grade level.
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