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Schools in Lockesburg

Lockesburg’s public schools

De Queen School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lockesburg. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 8% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
AR 12.4
Schools in town
0
2,017 students on the public path
In brief

Lockesburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lockesburg’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Dequeen Elementary School places highest (better than 72%); Dequeen High School lowest (47%). 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 Lockesburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Dequeen Primaryin De QueenNo scores
3–5Dequeen Elementary Schoolin De QueenB+
6–7Dequeen Middle Schoolin De QueenB+
10–12Dequeen High Schoolin De QueenB−

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

De Queen School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,365 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$12,497AR $13,585 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 39.9% · 1409 students tested
Math49%
State average 38.3% · 1409 students tested

Lockesburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lockesburg—De Queen

Every school in Lockesburg

4 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 Lockesburgin other towns
Dequeen Primary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · De Queen
555 students14:1Rate it →
Dequeen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · De Queen
B+
558 students16:1Rate it →
Dequeen Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · De Queen
B+
354 students15:1Rate it →
Dequeen High School
High · Grades 10–12 · De Queen
B−
550 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Lockesburg’s schools

Are Lockesburg’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lockesburg. De Queen School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lockesburg. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Lockesburg in?

De Queen School District.

Where do Lockesburg kids go to high school?

Dequeen 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.