Summary:
In zip code 72632, there is one middle school, Eureka Springs Middle School, serving grades 5 through 8 with 192 students in the Eureka Springs area of Arkansas.
Eureka Springs Middle School is part of the Eureka Springs School District, which ranks in the 88th percentile statewide. The school has a very favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1 and spends $15,246 per student, both indicators of strong resource allocation. However, the school's state ranking has declined significantly over three years, dropping from a 5-star, 91st percentile ranking to a 3-star, 60th percentile ranking. Overall proficiency scores for the 2025-2026 school year are mixed: English Language Arts (39.3%) is on par with the state average, Reading (41.6%) is slightly above, Mathematics (43.5%) is slightly below, and Science (49.7%) is above the state average. The school's standout performance is in Algebra, where 63.2% of students are proficient, far exceeding the state average of 36.9%.
A critical area for improvement is the 7th grade, which shows a significant "slump" in literacy. In the 2025-2026 school year, 7th graders achieved only 26.8% proficiency in English Language Arts (a 10.9-point deficit from the state average) and 29.3% in Reading (a 9.7-point deficit). This suggests a specific challenge for this cohort that is not present in other grades. Additionally, the school's strong Algebra scores are an anomaly, as the students taking Algebra (likely 8th graders) are a select group, and the school's overall Math proficiency is slightly below the state average. The declining performance despite high spending and a low student-teacher ratio raises questions about resource allocation, though the strong Science and Algebra results show potential for improvement.
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