Calico Rock School District

The Calico Rock School District in Arkansas consists of two schools: Calico Rock Elementary School and Calico Rock High School. The data reveals a stark contrast in performance between the two schools, with the elementary school excelling in 3rd-grade core subjects but struggling in other grade levels and subjects, while the high school performs better than the district and state in English Language Arts but lags behind in Mathematics and Science.

Calico Rock Elementary School stands out for its relatively high proficiency rates in 3rd-grade English Language Arts (47.6%) and Mathematics (52.4%), as well as its impressive 70.9% proficiency in 4th-grade Reading on the ACT Aspire test. However, the school also has a very high free and reduced lunch rate of 78.61%, indicating a high-need student population. In contrast, Calico Rock High School has a lower, but still significant, free and reduced lunch rate of 61.41% and performs better than the district and state in English Language Arts, but lags behind in Mathematics and Science.

The data also reveals differences in resource allocation and staffing between the two schools. Calico Rock High School has a significantly lower student-teacher ratio of 6.5 and higher spending per student of $12,085, compared to Calico Rock Elementary School's ratio of 11.7 and spending of $10,241 per student. This suggests a potential focus on providing more individualized attention and resources at the high school level.