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Schools in Gould

Gould’s public schools

Dumas School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gould. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
23%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▲ 37% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
818 students on the public path
In brief

Gould’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Gould’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Dumas Middle School places highest (better than 34%); Reed Elementary School lowest (8%). 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 Gould, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Reed Elementary Schoolin DumasD
6–8Dumas Middle Schoolin DumasC
9–12Dumas High Schoolin DumasD

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

Dumas School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 818 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$18,656AR $13,585 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading23%
State average 39.9% · 630 students tested
Math18%
State average 38.3% · 636 students tested

Gould vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Gould—Dumas

Every school in Gould

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 Gouldin other towns
Reed Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dumas
D
368 students14:1Rate it →
Dumas Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dumas
C
184 students10:1Rate it →
Dumas High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dumas
D
266 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Gould’s schools

Are Gould’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gould. Dumas School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gould. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Gould in?

Dumas School District.

Where do Gould kids go to high school?

Dumas High School.

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What Gould families are saying about 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.