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Schools in Desha

Desha’s public schools

Batesville School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Desha. 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.1K
▼ 18% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.0
AR 12.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,837 students on the public path
In brief

Desha’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Desha’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Sulphur Rock Magnet Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); West Magnet Elementary School lowest (44%). 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 Desha, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Batesville 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.

Batesville School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 3,513 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$11,124AR $13,585 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 39.9% · 1963 students tested
Math35%
State average 38.3% · 1963 students tested

Desha vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Desha—Batesville
SouthsideA−Southside

Every school in Desha

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 Deshain other towns
Eagle Mountain Magnet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Batesville
A−
905 students25:1Rate it →
Sulphur Rock Magnet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Batesville
A
333 students17:1Rate it →
West Magnet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Batesville
C+
599 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Desha’s schools

Are Desha’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Desha. Batesville School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Desha. 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 Desha in?

Batesville School District.

Where do Desha kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Eagle Mountain Magnet Elementary School, West Magnet Elementary School and Sulphur Rock Magnet Elementary 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.