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Schools in Central City

Central City’s public schools

Lavaca Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Central City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arkansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 6% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.4
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
801 students on the public path
In brief

Central City’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Central City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Lavaca Elementary School places highest (better than 83%); Lavaca Middle School lowest (45%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Central City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Lavaca Elementary Schoolin LavacaA−
5–8Lavaca Middle Schoolin LavacaB−
9–12Lavaca High Schoolin LavacaB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lavaca Public Schools.

The district

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

Lavaca Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 801 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 7.4 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$12,750AR $13,585 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 39.9% · 499 students tested
Math35%
State average 38.3% · 499 students tested

Central City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Central City—Lavaca
BarlingB−Fort Smith PK–12 · Lavaca PK–12

Every school in Central 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).

Also serving Central Cityin other towns
Lavaca Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lavaca
A−
322 students16:1Rate it →
Lavaca Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lavaca
B−
234 students13:1Rate it →
Lavaca High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lavaca
B−
245 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Central City’s schools

Are Central City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Central City. Lavaca Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Central City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Central City in?

Lavaca Public Schools.

Where do Central City kids go to high school?

Lavaca High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.