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Schools in Fordyce · Fordyce School District

Fordyce’s public schools score below 73% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

In Fordyce, 30% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Arkansas average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fordyce, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−#106of 123 Arkansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
30%
▼ 10 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 9 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–10 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 28% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
659 students on the public path
In brief

Fordyce’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% 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 Fordyce’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,355 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 Fordyce High School. Enrollment is down 14% 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 Fordyce’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 27% of Arkansas school districts, #106 of 123 Arkansas towns. Both inputs trail the Arkansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (207)Better than 30%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 466 test results and a graduating class of 54 could put Fordyce anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Fordyce’s students in the tested grades sat them (467 in math, 466 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Fordyce Elementary SchoolsFordyce School DistrictC
7–12Fordyce High SchoolFordyce School DistrictC−

Fordyce’s public schools are run by Fordyce School District. 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.

Fordyce School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 659 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$17,355AR $13,585 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 39.9% · 466 students tested
Math29%
State average 38.3% · 467 students tested

Fordyce vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FordyceCFordyce

Every school in Fordyce

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 Fordyceby address
Fordyce Elementary Schools
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
338 students14:1Rate it →
Fordyce High School
High · Grades 7–12
C−
321 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Fordyce’s schools

Are Fordyce’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Fordyce children attend score below 73% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #106 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fordyce in?

Fordyce School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 659 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Fordyce’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Fordyce spend per student?

$17,355 in Fordyce 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.