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Schools in Halley

Halley’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
17%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.5K
▲ 58% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.8
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
289 students on the public path
In brief

Halley’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Halley’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Dermott Elementary School places highest (better than 3%); Dermott High School lowest (1%). 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 Halley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Dermott Elementary Schoolin DermottD−
7–12Dermott High Schoolin DermottD−

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

Dermott School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 289 students, down 23% since 2020–21 · 6.8 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$21,517AR $13,585 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 39.9% · 194 students tested
Math8%
State average 38.3% · 194 students tested

Halley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Halley—Dermott

Every school in Halley

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 Halleyin other towns
Dermott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dermott
D−
150 students11:1Rate it →
Dermott High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dermott
D−
139 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Halley’s schools

Are Halley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Halley. Dermott School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Halley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Halley in?

Dermott School District.

Where do Halley kids go to high school?

Dermott High School.

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What Halley 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.