Summary:
The Searcy County School District in Arkansas has only one middle school, Leslie Intermediate School, which serves grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 190 students. While the district is ranked 57th out of 252 school districts in Arkansas and has a 4-star rating, the academic performance of Leslie Intermediate School is mixed, with some grade levels performing above the state average and others below.
Leslie Intermediate School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science vary across grade levels, with 5th-grade students generally performing better than 6th-grade students. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 26% for 6th grade to 44.8% for 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 34.1% and 36.6%, respectively. Similarly, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 35.2% for 6th grade to 48.2% for 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 37.7% and 38%.
The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 98.42% in the 2022-2023 school year, suggesting a socioeconomically disadvantaged student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,584, and it had a student-teacher ratio of 14.6 for the 2022-2023 school year. While the higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio could be potential advantages, the school's mixed academic performance indicates that further investigation into instructional practices, resource allocation, and support for disadvantaged students may be necessary to improve student outcomes.
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