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Schools in Brinkley · Brinkley School District

Brinkley’s public schools score below 91% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

12% of students in Brinkley’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Brinkley, 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.

K–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
16%
▼ 24 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 26 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–10 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 28% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
5.9
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
432 students on the public path
In brief

Brinkley’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas (the state reports Brinkley’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $17,393 per student in FY2024, against $13,585 across Arkansas. 29% of its revenue that year was federal (Arkansas 14%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Brinkley High School. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Brinkley’s grade

D Test scoresC− Graduation

D: better than 9% of Arkansas school districts. Both inputs trail the Arkansas average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 9%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (215)Better than 8%
D−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 235 test results and a graduating class of 32 could put Brinkley anywhere from D− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Brinkley’s students in the tested grades sat them (235 in math, 235 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6C.B. Partee Elementary SchoolBrinkley School DistrictD
7–12Brinkley High SchoolBrinkley School DistrictD

Brinkley’s public schools are run by Brinkley School District, which also serves Fargo and Hunter. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Brinkley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 432 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 5.9 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$17,393AR $13,585 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading16%
State average 39.9% · 235 students tested
Math12%
State average 38.3% · 235 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 29% of the Brinkley district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 14% across Arkansas, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Brinkley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrinkleyDBrinkley

Every school in Brinkley

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).

District schools in Brinkleyby address
C.B. Partee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
262 students13:1Rate it →
Brinkley High School
High · Grades 7–12
D
170 students3:1Rate it →

Questions about Brinkley’s schools

Are Brinkley’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Brinkley children attend score below 91% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brinkley in?

Brinkley School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 432 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Brinkley’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Brinkley School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Brinkley spend per student?

$17,393 in Brinkley 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.