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Schools in Chidester

Chidester’s public schools

Camden Fairview School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chidester. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
17%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▲ 13% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,596 students on the public path
In brief

Chidester’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Chidester’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Camden Fairview Middle School places highest (better than 8%); Camden Fairview High School lowest (5%). 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 Chidester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–3Fairview Elementary Schoolin CamdenNo scores
6–8Camden Fairview Middle Schoolin CamdenD
9–12Camden Fairview High Schoolin CamdenD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Camden Fairview School District.

The district

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

Camden Fairview School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,995 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$15,357AR $13,585 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 39.9% · 1359 students tested
Math13%
State average 38.3% · 1361 students tested

Chidester vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chidester—Camden Fairview

Every school in Chidester

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 Chidesterin other towns
Fairview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Camden
523 students15:1Rate it →
Camden Fairview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Camden
D
421 students10:1Rate it →
Camden Fairview High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Camden
D
652 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Chidester’s schools

Are Chidester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chidester. Camden Fairview School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chidester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chidester in?

Camden Fairview School District.

Where do Chidester kids go to high school?

Camden Fairview 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.