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Schools in Lafe

Lafe’s public schools

Marmaduke School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lafe. 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▲ 10% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.7
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
648 students on the public path
In brief

Lafe’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Lafe’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Marmaduke High School places highest (better than 46%); Marmaduke Elementary School lowest (41%). 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 Lafe, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Marmaduke Elementary Schoolin MarmadukeC+
7–12Marmaduke High Schoolin MarmadukeB−

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

Marmaduke School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 648 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 7.7 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$14,927AR $13,585 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 39.9% · 386 students tested
Math42%
State average 38.3% · 386 students tested

Lafe vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lafe—Marmaduke

Every school in Lafe

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 Lafein other towns
Marmaduke Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Marmaduke
C+
370 students17:1Rate it →
Marmaduke High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Marmaduke
B−
278 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Lafe’s schools

Are Lafe’s schools good?

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

Marmaduke School District.

Where do Lafe kids go to high school?

Marmaduke High School.

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What Lafe 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.