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C

Izard Cty Consolidated Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Horseshoe Bend, Oxford and Franklin.

Horseshoe Bend’s School Grade C better than 33% of Arkansas school districts

Students
697
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,385
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$3.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Izard Cty Consolidated Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 33% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% more per student than the AR average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 19.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.7M, about $5,373 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 33% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Horseshoe Bend. Grade by grade →

5–8Izard County Cons Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Izard County Consolidated High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 38.3% · 351 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 39.9% · 348 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 49 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,385 per student · 21% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 32%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 69%Federal 21%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
585’20
618’21
648’22
605’23
697’24

Up 19.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Izard County Consolidated Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Violet Hill
B−
286 students15:1
Izard County Cons Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Brockwell
C
193 students15:1
Izard County Consolidated High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brockwell
C
218 students8:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.