Summary:
The Harrisburg School District in Arkansas is home to two elementary schools: Harrisburg Elementary School and Weiner Elementary. Based on the available data, Weiner Elementary emerges as the standout school in the district, consistently outperforming Harrisburg Elementary and the state average across various academic metrics.
Weiner Elementary has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 32nd out of 487 Arkansas elementary schools in the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. In contrast, Harrisburg Elementary has ranked between 265th and 331st out of 487-497 Arkansas elementary schools during the same period, earning it a 2-star rating. Weiner Elementary's students demonstrate significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels, with 46.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28.7% at Harrisburg Elementary and the state average of 33.8%.
Additionally, Weiner Elementary has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (19.8%) compared to Harrisburg Elementary (29.41%), and it spends $13,430 per student, which is higher than the $11,029 spent per student at Harrisburg Elementary. Weiner Elementary also has a smaller student-teacher ratio of 11:1, compared to 16.4:1 at Harrisburg Elementary. These factors may contribute to Weiner Elementary's academic success and suggest opportunities for Harrisburg Elementary to learn from its practices and strategies to improve its own performance.
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