Summary:
Zip code 72687 in Yellville, Arkansas, is home to a single middle school, Yellville-Summit Middle School, which serves grades 5 through 8 with an enrollment of 287 students and is part of the highly-ranked Yellville Summit School District (81st percentile, 4-star rating).
As the only middle school in the area, Yellville-Summit Middle School shows a mixed but promising performance profile. The school has a very high rate of economic disadvantage, with nearly 99% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, yet it consistently ranks in the top 35% of Arkansas middle schools. Its strongest subject is Science, where 50.4% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, outperforming the state average of 44%. Mathematics tells a dramatic story: proficiency jumped from 28.6% in 2024-2025 to 43.6% in 2025-2026, a 15-point swing that now places the school slightly above the state average. However, English Language Arts (35% proficient) and Reading (39.8%) remain below state averages. The school also shows a clear "value-add" pattern, as 5th graders start below state averages in all subjects, but by 8th grade, students significantly outperform the state in Reading (45.8% vs. 38.4%), Mathematics (49% vs. 36.2%), and Science (54.2% vs. 42.9%).
Despite these academic strengths, the school's state ranking has declined for two consecutive years, from a 4-star rating (84th percentile) in 2023-2024 to a 3-star rating (65th percentile) in 2025-2026. This suggests that while the school is improving in key areas like Math and Science, other schools across Arkansas are improving at a faster pace. The school's small size (student-teacher ratio of 10.8) and strong district support likely contribute to its ability to accelerate student learning, particularly for older students. For parents, this school offers a solid educational foundation with notable strengths in Science and a recent turnaround in Mathematics, though continued monitoring of English and Reading performance is warranted.
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