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Schools in Lacey

Lacey’s public schools

Drew Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lacey. 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 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
26%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 4% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
AR 12.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,262 students on the public path
In brief

Lacey’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Lacey’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Drew Central Elementary School places highest (better than 18%); Drew Central Middle School lowest (15%). 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 Lacey, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Drew Central Elementary Schoolin MonticelloC−
5–8Drew Central Middle Schoolin MonticelloC−
9–12Drew Central High Schoolin MonticelloC−

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

Drew Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,262 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$13,095AR $13,585 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 39.9% · 659 students tested
Math23%
State average 38.3% · 659 students tested

Lacey vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lacey—Drew Central

Every school in Lacey

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 Laceyin other towns
Drew Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Monticello
C−
562 students18:1Rate it →
Drew Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Monticello
C−
360 students15:1Rate it →
Drew Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Monticello
C−
340 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Lacey’s schools

Are Lacey’s schools good?

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

Drew Central School District.

Where do Lacey kids go to high school?

Drew Central 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.