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De Queen School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves De Queen, Lockesburg and Gillham.

De Queen’s School Grade A better than 90% of Arkansas school districts

Students
2,365
Schools
5
Spent per student
$12,497
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Debt
$17.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about De Queen School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 90% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the AR average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $17.3M, about $7,307 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 90% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ADe Queen 6,045Lockesburg 596Gillham 155

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for De Queen. Grade by grade →

K–2Dequeen PrimaryThis district
3–5Dequeen Elementary SchoolThis district
6–7Dequeen Middle SchoolThis district
10–12Dequeen High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 38.3% · 1,409 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 39.9% · 1,409 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.9% · 161 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,497 per student · 8% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 34%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 76%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,295’20
2,323’21
2,320’22
2,354’23
2,365’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 59%White 29%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 5%Two or more races 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Dequeen Primary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · De Queen
555 students14:1
Dequeen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · De Queen
B+
558 students16:1
Dequeen Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · De Queen
B+
354 students15:1
Dequeen Junior High School
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · De Queen
A−
348 students10:1
Dequeen High School
High · Grades 10–12 · De Queen
B−
550 students9:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.