Summary:
Zip code 72737, serving the community of Greenland, Arkansas, is home to a single middle school, Greenland Middle School, which educates students in grades 5 through 8 with a total enrollment of 208 students.
Greenland Middle School is part of the Greenland School District, which holds a 3-star rating and ranks in the 56th percentile among Arkansas districts. The school itself has shown a positive trend, improving its state ranking from the 45th percentile (2 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 53rd percentile (3 stars) in 2025-2026. A standout feature is its exceptional performance in Algebra, where 86.6% of 8th graders were proficient in 2025-2026, more than double the district average and well above the state average. The school also demonstrates strength in Science, with 51.1% of students proficient, significantly outpacing the state average of 44.0%. However, overall Mathematics proficiency (41.2%) lags slightly behind the state (44.1%), driven by weaker scores in grades 5 through 7. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 98.56% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and invests heavily in its students with a per-student spending of $13,684 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
Remarkably, Greenland Middle School has achieved significant year-over-year academic improvement from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, with proficiency rates jumping by over 10 percentage points in English Language Arts, Reading, and Mathematics, and by 18.6 points in Science. This rapid progress, especially given the high level of economic disadvantage, is a notable achievement. A key area for investigation is the sharp performance drop between 5th grade, which exceeds state averages in all subjects, and 6th grade, which falls significantly below in ELA, Reading, and Math. This suggests a potential challenge related to the middle school transition or a specific cohort effect that the school may be addressing.
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