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Schools in Appleton

Appleton’s public schools

Hector School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Appleton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arkansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 8% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
695 students on the public path
In brief

Appleton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Appleton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Hector Elementary School places highest (better than 53%); Hector High School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Appleton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Hector Elementary Schoolin HectorB−
5–8Hector Middle Schoolin HectorNo scores
9–12Hector High Schoolin HectorC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hector School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hector School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 695 students · 10.0 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$12,466AR $13,585 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 39.9% · 392 students tested
Math38%
State average 38.3% · 392 students tested

Appleton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Appleton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Appleton—Hector

Every school in Appleton

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Appletonin other towns
Hector Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hector
B−
245 students13:1Rate it →
Hector Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hector
223 students15:1Rate it →
Hector High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hector
C−
227 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Appleton’s schools

Are Appleton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Appleton. Hector School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Appleton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Appleton in?

Hector School District.

Where do Appleton kids go to high school?

Hector High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.