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Schools in Higden

Higden’s public schools

West Side School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Higden. 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 100% 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 24% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.5
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
497 students on the public path
In brief

Higden’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Higden’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. West Side Elementary School places highest (better than 47%); West Side High School lowest (47%). 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 Higden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6West Side Elementary Schoolin Greers FerryB−
7–12West Side High Schoolin Greers FerryB−

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

West Side School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 497 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$16,778AR $13,585 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 39.9% · 292 students tested
Math37%
State average 38.3% · 292 students tested

Higden vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Higden—West Side

Every school in Higden

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 Higdenin other towns
West Side Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Greers Ferry
B−
284 students14:1Rate it →
West Side High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Greers Ferry
B−
213 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Higden’s schools

Are Higden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Higden. West Side School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Higden. 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 Higden in?

West Side School District.

Where do Higden kids go to high school?

West Side High 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.