Summary:
The Arkadelphia School District in Arkansas is home to two elementary schools: Louisa Perritt Primary and Peake Elementary School. While both schools serve students in the early grades, they exhibit some notable differences in their performance and characteristics.
Peake Elementary School stands out with a lower student-teacher ratio of 14.3, compared to 18.6 at Louisa Perritt Primary, suggesting smaller class sizes and potentially more individualized attention for students. Additionally, Peake Elementary has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 60.93%, compared to 64.94% at Louisa Perritt Primary, indicating a slightly more economically advantaged student population. However, this contrast is interesting given that Peake Elementary has a lower per-student spending amount of $9,441, compared to $11,743 at Louisa Perritt Primary.
Academically, the data shows that Peake Elementary School generally underperforms the Arkadelphia School District and the state of Arkansas in proficiency rates for ATLAS and ACT Aspire assessments across subjects and grade levels. Both schools are ranked in the bottom half of Arkansas elementary schools, with Peake Elementary ranking 358th out of 497 schools in 2023-2024, while Louisa Perritt Primary's recent ranking is not available. The Arkadelphia School District as a whole is ranked 150th out of 252 districts in Arkansas and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by School Digger, indicating room for improvement in the district's overall performance.
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