Summary:
The 72517 zip code area is home to two schools - Izard County Cons. High School and Izard County Cons Middle School - both part of the Izard County Consolidated School District. While the schools serve the same geographic area, their performance metrics vary significantly, with the high school appearing to be the weaker performer of the two.
Both schools face academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science falling below the state average. The high school has particularly low test scores, with only 23.5% to 37.1% of students proficient across grade levels. Additionally, both schools have extremely high free/reduced lunch rates, over 98%, indicating a high-poverty student population that likely contributes to the academic struggles.
Interestingly, the high school spends significantly more per student ($14,103) compared to the middle school ($7,961), yet its performance lags. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving outcomes. The stark difference in student-teacher ratios between the high school (6.8) and middle school (15.5) is also noteworthy, but does not seem to be translating to better academic results at the high school level.
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