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Schools in Bull Shoals · Flippin School District

Bull Shoals’s public schools score below 74% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

In Bull Shoals, 28% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bull Shoals, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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
30%
▼ 10 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 10 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.5K
▲ 14% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.1
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
805 students on the public path
In brief

Bull Shoals’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,543 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Flippin Middle School, then Flippin High School. Enrollment is down 12% 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 Bull Shoals’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 26% of Arkansas school districts. Test scores are below the Arkansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (244)Better than 27%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 504 test results could put Bull Shoals anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Bull Shoals’s students in the tested grades sat them (504 in math, 504 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Flippin Elementary Schoolin FlippinC
5–8Flippin Middle Schoolin FlippinB−
9–12Flippin High Schoolin FlippinC

Bull Shoals’s public schools are run by Flippin School District, which also serves Flippin. 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.

Flippin School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 805 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 7.1 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$15,543AR $13,585 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 39.9% · 504 students tested
Math28%
State average 38.3% · 504 students tested

Bull Shoals vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bull ShoalsCFlippin

Every school in Bull Shoals

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).

Also serving Bull Shoalsin other towns
Flippin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Flippin
C
337 students10:1Rate it →
Flippin Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Flippin
B−
222 students11:1Rate it →
Flippin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Flippin
C
246 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Bull Shoals’s schools

Are Bull Shoals’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bull Shoals children attend score below 74% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bull Shoals in?

Flippin School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 805 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Bull Shoals kids go to high school?

Flippin High School in Flippin, with 246 students; its own test results earn a C.

How much does Bull Shoals spend per student?

$15,543 in Flippin 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.