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Schools in Cave City · Cave City School District

Cave City’s public schools outscore 86% of Arkansas districts

On the state reading tests, 48% of Cave City’s students scored proficient, above the Arkansas average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cave City, 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 97% 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
48%
▲ 8 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▲ 6 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 5–10 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 10% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
605 students on the public path
In brief

Cave City’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Charters enroll a large share of students

Charter schools located in Cave City enroll 634 students, against the district’s 1,239. Each is graded on its own results; none is part of the district grade. Every school ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,952 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Cave City’s grade

A− Test scoresA− Graduation

A: better than 86% of Arkansas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Arkansas average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (276)Better than 89%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 690 test results and a graduating class of 93 could put Cave City anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Cave City’s students in the tested grades sat them (693 in math, 687 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Cave City Elementary SchoolCave City School DistrictB

Cave City’s public schools are run by Cave City School District, which also serves Evening Shade and Sidney. 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.

Cave City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,239 students · 9.7 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$14,952AR $13,585 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 39.9% · 687 students tested
Math44%
State average 38.3% · 693 students tested

Cave City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cave CityACave City

Every school in Cave City

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).

District schools in Cave Cityby address
Cave City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
605 students15:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Cave City High Career & Collegiate Preparatory School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
Charter
375 students6:1Rate it →
Cave City Middle School Career and Collegiate Preparatory
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
Charter
259 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Cave City’s schools

Are Cave City’s schools good?

By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cave City children attend outscore 86% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cave City in?

Cave City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,239 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Cave City’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Cave City School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Cave City spend per student?

$14,952 in Cave City 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.