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Schools in Earle · Earle School District

Earle’s public schools score below 93% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 8% of Earle’s students scored proficient, below the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Earle, 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 98% 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
11%
▼ 29 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 30 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–10 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▲ 23% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.2
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
371 students on the public path
In brief

Earle’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 11% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas (the state reports Earle’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,705 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Earle High School. Enrollment is down 18% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Earle’s grade

D− Test scoresC− Graduation

D: better than 7% of Arkansas school districts. Both inputs trail the Arkansas average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 7%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (129)Better than 8%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 242 test results and a graduating class of 47 could put Earle anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Earle’s students in the tested grades sat them (245 in math, 238 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Earle Elementary SchoolEarle School DistrictD−
7–12Earle High SchoolEarle School DistrictD−

Earle’s public schools are run by Earle School District, which also serves Jennette. 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.

Earle School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 371 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 6.2 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$16,705AR $13,585 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading11%
State average 39.9% · 238 students tested
Math8%
State average 38.3% · 245 students tested

Earle vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
EarleDEarle

Every school in Earle

2 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 Earleby address
Earle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
195 students13:1Rate it →
Earle High School
High · Grades 7–12
D−
176 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Earle’s schools

Are Earle’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Earle children attend score below 93% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Earle in?

Earle School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 371 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Earle’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Earle School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Earle spend per student?

$16,705 in Earle 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.