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B−

Ashdown School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Ashdown, Wilton, Ben Lomond and Ogden.

Ashdown’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,281
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,597
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Debt
$10.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ashdown School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.7M, about $8,318 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Ashdown 4,135Wilton 289Ben Lomond 137Ogden 127

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ashdown. Grade by grade →

K–5Ashdown Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Ashdown Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Ashdown High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 38.3% · 777 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 39.9% · 777 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.9% · 98 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,597 per student · 0% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 43%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 69%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,348’20
1,299’21
1,308’22
1,287’23
1,281’24

Down 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Black 25%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Ashdown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ashdown
C+
621 students18:1
Ashdown Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ashdown
C−
278 students10:1
Ashdown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ashdown
C−
382 students7:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.