Summary:
Zip code 72863, serving the Scranton, Arkansas area, is home to a single high school, Scranton High School, which serves grades 7 through 12 with a total enrollment of 212 students.
Scranton High School is part of the Scranton School District, which holds a 3-star rating and ranks in the 67th percentile among Arkansas districts. The school itself has shown extreme volatility in its state ranking, swinging from a 4-star school (78th percentile) in 2023-2024, down to a 1-star school (24th percentile) in 2024-2025, and back up to a 3-star school (68th percentile) in 2025-2026. This instability suggests performance is highly sensitive to the specific student cohort each year. A standout strength is Biology, where 55.1% of students are proficient, significantly outpacing the state average of 42.7%. However, this is contrasted by a critical weakness in mathematics, with only 12.1% proficient in Geometry and 20% in Algebra, both well below state averages. The school benefits from an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 7.4:1 and spends $13,156 per student, yet these resources do not consistently translate into above-average results in core subjects.
A particularly concerning finding is a dramatic "8th grade cliff" in mathematics, where proficiency drops from 34.4% in 7th grade to just 8.6% in 8th grade, far below the state average of 36.2%. This suggests a significant curriculum or transition issue at that grade level. Overall, while Scranton High School offers small class sizes and a very low dropout rate of 0.5%, its inconsistent performance and pronounced weaknesses in math are key concerns for parents to investigate further.
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