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Barton-Lexa School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Lake View and Lexa.

Lake View’s Schools page →

Students
664
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,187
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$8.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Barton-Lexa School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% more per student than the AR average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $8.9M, about $13,373 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% 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−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lake View. Grade by grade →

PK–6Barton Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Barton High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 38.3% · 427 students tested
Reading / language arts25%
State average 39.9% · 427 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 89.9% · 43 in the class

100% 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
$15,187 per student · 12% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 8%State 76%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
713’20
695’21
674’22
610’23
664’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 55%Black 35%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Barton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lexa
C
342 students12:1
Barton High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lexa
C−
322 students12:1

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.