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Schools in Hot Springs Village · Fountain Lake School District, Jessieville School District

Hot Springs Village’s public schools outscore 71% of Arkansas districts

44% of students in Hot Springs Village’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Hot Springs Village, 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.

#49of 123 Arkansas townsK–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%
▲ 3 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▲ 6 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 0–4 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▲ 24% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024 · Fountain Lake
Students per teacher
10.4
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
791 students on the public path
In brief

Hot Springs Village’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 156 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hot Springs Village’s, its schools beat 62%, lower than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 44% across both districts in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Fountain Lake spends $16,889 per student and Jessieville $13,352, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Hot Springs Village’s grade

B+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B+: better than 71% of Arkansas school districts, #49 of 123 Arkansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Arkansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (156)Better than 62%
B−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,317 test results and a graduating class of 104 could put Hot Springs Village anywhere from B− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Hot Springs Village’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,317 in math, 1,316 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Jessieville Elementary SchoolJessieville School DistrictA−
6–8Jessieville Middle SchoolJessieville School DistrictB+
9–12Jessieville High SchoolJessieville School DistrictC

Hot Springs Village runs its own schools through grade 12 (Fountain Lake School District). From grade PK, students attend the Jessieville School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Hot Springs Village

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Fountain Lake School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,248 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$16,889AR $13,585 · FY2024
B+
Jessieville School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 791 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$13,352AR $13,585 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Fountain Lake School District40%
State average 39.9% · 789 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fountain Lake School District45%
State average 38.3% · 790 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Jessieville School District46%
State average 39.9% · 527 students tested
Math · PK–12, Jessieville School District43%
State average 38.3% · 527 students tested

Hot Springs Village vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Hot Springs Village’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hot Springs VillageB+Fountain Lake PK–12 · Jessieville PK–12
Fountain Lake—Fountain Lake

Every school in Hot Springs Village

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).

District schools in Hot Springs Villageby address
Jessieville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jessieville
A−
354 students16:1Rate it →
Jessieville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jessieville
B+
182 students14:1Rate it →
Jessieville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jessieville
C
255 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Hot Springs Village’s schools

Are Hot Springs Village’s schools good?

By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Hot Springs Village children attend outscore 71% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #49 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hot Springs Village in?

Two districts: Fountain Lake School District runs grades PK–12, and Jessieville School District runs grades PK–12.

Where do Hot Springs Village kids go to high school?

Jessieville High School in Jessieville, with 255 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Hot Springs Village’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Fountain Lake School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Hot Springs Village spend per student?

$16,889 in Fountain Lake School District and $13,352 in Jessieville 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.