Summary:
In zip code 72472, there is one elementary school, Trumann Elementary School, serving grades Kindergarten through 3rd grade in Trumann, Arkansas, a community where every single student faces significant economic challenges.
Trumann Elementary School serves 477 students and is part of the Trumann School District, which ranks in the bottom 11% of all Arkansas districts. The school itself has shown a slight upward trend in its state ranking, moving from the 8th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 13th percentile in the last two years. However, its academic performance remains well below state averages. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 27.9% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (compared to 39.4% statewide), 29.5% in Reading (state: 40.4%), 18.8% in Mathematics (state: 44.1%), and 27.0% in Science (state: 44.0%). The school's student-teacher ratio is 16.6:1, and it spends $11,184 per student.
The most significant academic challenge is Mathematics, where the proficiency gap with the state is over 25 percentage points. Despite this, there is a positive trend: from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, proficiency improved in every subject, including a rise from 13.5% to 18.8% in Math. Notably, Trumann Elementary School outperformed its own district average in all four subjects in the most recent year, suggesting it is a relative bright spot within the larger, low-performing Trumann School District. The school serves a student population where 100% are eligible for free or reduced lunch, a critical factor when interpreting its test scores.
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