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Schools in Gassville · Cotter School District

Gassville’s public schools score below 51% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Gassville, 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 C− to A−K–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
42%
▲ 2 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 1 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–10 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▲ 1% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.2
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
698 students on the public path
In brief

Gassville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 216 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Gassville’s, its schools beat 59%, higher than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 39% in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,719 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 Cotter High School. Enrollment is down 10% 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 Gassville’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

B−: better than 49% of Arkansas school districts. Test scores are above the Arkansas average; graduation is below it.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (216)Better than 59%
C−A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 450 test results and a graduating class of 48 could put Gassville anywhere from C− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Gassville’s students in the tested grades sat them (450 in math, 450 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Amanda Gist Elementary Schoolin CotterA−
7–12Cotter High Schoolin CotterB−

Gassville’s public schools are run by Cotter School District, which also serves Cotter. Parts of Gassville (4% of its land) are served by Mountain Home instead. 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.

Cotter School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 698 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 8.2 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$13,719AR $13,585 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 39.9% · 450 students tested
Math39%
State average 38.3% · 450 students tested

Gassville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GassvilleB−Cotter

Every school in Gassville

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).

Also serving Gassvillein other towns
Amanda Gist Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cotter
A−
374 students13:1Rate it →
Cotter High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cotter
B−
324 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Gassville’s schools

Are Gassville’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Gassville children attend score below 51% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 59%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Gassville in?

Cotter School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 698 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Gassville are served by Mountain Home.

What is Gassville’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Gassville spend per student?

$13,719 in Cotter 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.