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Schools in Calico Rock · Calico Rock School District

Calico Rock’s public schools outscore 70% of Arkansas districts

Reading proficiency in Calico Rock’s districts is 46%, above the Arkansas average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Calico Rock, 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
46%
▲ 6 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▼ 0 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.5K
▲ 21% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.0
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
347 students on the public path
In brief

Calico Rock’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 65 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Calico Rock’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,489 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Calico Rock High School. 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 Calico Rock’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 70% of Arkansas school districts. Test scores are above the Arkansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 70%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (65)Better than 78%
B−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 224 test results could put Calico Rock anywhere from B− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Calico Rock’s students in the tested grades sat them (224 in math, 224 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Calico Rock Elementary SchoolCalico Rock School DistrictB−
7–12Calico Rock High SchoolCalico Rock School DistrictB

Calico Rock’s public schools are run by Calico Rock School District, which also serves Pineville. 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.

Calico Rock School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 347 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 8.0 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$16,489AR $13,585 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 39.9% · 224 students tested
Math38%
State average 38.3% · 224 students tested

Calico Rock vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Calico RockB+Calico Rock
Pineville—Calico Rock

Every school in Calico Rock

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 Calico Rockby address
Calico Rock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
B−
171 students11:1Rate it →
Calico Rock High School
High · Grades 7–12
B
176 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Calico Rock’s schools

Are Calico Rock’s schools good?

By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Calico Rock children attend outscore 70% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Calico Rock in?

Calico Rock School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 347 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Calico Rock spend per student?

$16,489 in Calico Rock 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.