Summary:
In zip code 72641, there is one high school, Jasper High School, serving grades 7 through 12 in the rural community of Jasper, Arkansas, with a total enrollment of 205 students.
Jasper High School is a small school with a very low student-teacher ratio of 3.9 and a high per-student spending of $13,788, which is typical for rural schools. The school shows strong overall academic performance in core subjects, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (45.4%), Reading (48.5%), Mathematics (52.7%), and Science (47.3%) all exceeding the state averages. The school also boasts a high graduation rate of 94.4% and a very low dropout rate of 0.5%. However, the school's state ranking has been volatile, dropping from 49th (83rd percentile) in the 2024-2025 school year to 112th (62nd percentile) in the 2025-2026 school year, despite many test scores improving. This suggests that other schools across the state are improving at a faster pace.
A key finding is that while Jasper High School excels in general mathematics, it struggles significantly in advanced math courses. For example, the school's Algebra proficiency (28.2%) is well below the state average (36.9%), and its Geometry proficiency (8.6%) is dramatically lower than the state average (26.4%). Additionally, the 8th-grade class is an exceptional outlier, achieving the highest single-grade-level scores in the data set with 63.4% proficiency in Math and 58.5% in Science, far outpacing the school's own 7th-grade scores. This indicates a potential area of strength to investigate and replicate across other grade levels. The school is part of the Jasper School District, which holds a 3-star rating and ranks in the 61st percentile among Arkansas districts.
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