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Schools in Bismarck

Bismarck’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.8K
▼ 13% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.7
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,034 students on the public path
In brief

Bismarck’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bismarck’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Bismarck Middle School places highest (better than 89%); Bismarck High School lowest (79%). 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 Bismarck, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Bismarck Elementary SchoolBismarck Public SchoolsA
5–8Bismarck Middle SchoolBismarck Public SchoolsA
9–12Bismarck High SchoolBismarck Public SchoolsA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bismarck Public Schools.

The district

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

Bismarck Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,034 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 8.7 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$11,833AR $13,585 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 39.9% · 595 students tested
Math53%
State average 38.3% · 595 students tested

Bismarck vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bismarck—Bismarck

Every school in Bismarck

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).

District schools in Bismarckby address
Bismarck Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A
379 students15:1Rate it →
Bismarck Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
A
338 students14:1Rate it →
Bismarck High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
317 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Bismarck’s schools

Are Bismarck’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bismarck. Bismarck Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bismarck. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bismarck in?

Bismarck Public Schools.

Where do Bismarck kids go to high school?

Bismarck 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.