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Schools in Black Oak

Black Oak’s public schools

Buffalo Island Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Black Oak. 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 1% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
720 students on the public path
In brief

Black Oak’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Black Oak’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Buffalo Island Central Elementary School places highest (better than 82%); Buffalo Island Central High School lowest (31%). 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 Black Oak, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Buffalo Island Central Elementary Schoolin LeachvilleA−
7–12Buffalo Island Central High Schoolin MonetteC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Buffalo Island Central 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.

Buffalo Island Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 720 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$13,513AR $13,585 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 39.9% · 422 students tested
Math42%
State average 38.3% · 422 students tested

Black Oak vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Black Oak—Buffalo Island Central

Every school in Black Oak

2 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 Black Oakin other towns
Buffalo Island Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Leachville
A−
404 students14:1Rate it →
Buffalo Island Central High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Monette
C
316 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Black Oak’s schools

Are Black Oak’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Black Oak. Buffalo Island Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Black Oak. 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 Black Oak in?

Buffalo Island Central School District.

Where do Black Oak kids go to high school?

Buffalo Island Central High School.

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What Black Oak families are saying about 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.