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Schools in Blytheville · Blytheville School District, Gosnell School District

Blytheville’s public schools score below 75% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

26% of students in Blytheville’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Blytheville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

#107of 123 Arkansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
28%
▼ 12 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 12 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 11–15 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▲ 38% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024 · Blytheville
Students per teacher
12.9
AR 12.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
7
1,295 students on the public path
In brief

Blytheville’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas (the state reports Blytheville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Blytheville spends $18,690 per student and Gosnell $12,717, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

KIPP: Blytheville College Preparatory and KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School are in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Blytheville’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 25% of Arkansas school districts, #107 of 123 Arkansas towns. Both inputs trail the Arkansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 25%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (278)Better than 22%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,697 test results and a graduating class of 125 could put Blytheville anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Blytheville’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,703 in math, 1,692 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Blytheville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Blytheville Primary SchoolBlytheville School DistrictNo scores
3–5Blytheville Elementary SchoolBlytheville School DistrictD−
7–8Blytheville Middle SchoolBlytheville School DistrictD
9–12Blytheville High SchoolBlytheville School DistrictD−

Blytheville runs its own schools through grade 12 (Blytheville School District). From grade K, students attend the Gosnell School District, shared with Dell and Gosnell. Parts of Blytheville (5% of its land) are served by Armorel instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Blytheville

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

Blytheville School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,295 students, down 26% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$18,690AR $13,585 · FY2024
D
Gosnell School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 1,215 students · 12.5 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$12,717AR $13,585 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Blytheville School District15%
State average 39.9% · 971 students tested
Math · PK–12, Blytheville School District10%
State average 38.3% · 975 students tested
Reading · K–12, Gosnell School District45%
State average 39.9% · 721 students tested
Math · K–12, Gosnell School District47%
State average 38.3% · 728 students tested

Blytheville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BlythevilleCBlytheville PK–12 · Gosnell K–12
GosnellAGosnell

Every school in Blytheville

7 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 Blythevilleby address
Blytheville Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
343 students17:1Rate it →
Blytheville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
D−
307 students16:1Rate it →
Blytheville Chickasaw Preparatory Academy (BCPA)
Middle · Grades 6
104 students14:1Rate it →
Blytheville Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8
D
172 students11:1Rate it →
Blytheville High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
369 students11:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
KIPP: Blytheville College Preparatory
Elementary · Grades K–6
D−
Charter
292 students19:1Rate it →
KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School
High · Grades 7–12
C−
Charter
132 students3:1Rate it →

Questions about Blytheville’s schools

Are Blytheville’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Blytheville children attend score below 75% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #107 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Blytheville in?

Two districts: Blytheville School District runs grades PK–12, and Gosnell School District runs grades K–12, shared with Dell and Gosnell.

Where do Blytheville kids go to high school?

Blytheville High School, with 369 students; its own test results earn a D−.

What is Blytheville’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Blytheville School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Blytheville spend per student?

$18,690 in Blytheville School District and $12,717 in Gosnell School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.