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Schools in Marked Tree · Marked Tree School District

Marked Tree’s public schools score below 69% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

31% of students in Marked Tree’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Arkansas average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Marked Tree, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to BK–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
31%
▼ 9 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 5 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–10 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▲ 15% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
AR 12.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
537 students on the public path
In brief

Marked Tree’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 33% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas (the state reports Marked Tree’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,660 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Marked Tree High School. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Marked Tree’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 31% of Arkansas school districts. Both inputs trail the Arkansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (268)Better than 29%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 307 test results and a graduating class of 41 could put Marked Tree anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Marked Tree’s students in the tested grades sat them (307 in math, 307 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Marked Tree, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Marked Tree Elementary SchoolMarked Tree School DistrictB+
7–12Marked Tree High SchoolMarked Tree School DistrictD

Marked Tree’s public schools are run by Marked Tree School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Marked Tree School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 537 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$15,660AR $13,585 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 39.9% · 307 students tested
Math33%
State average 38.3% · 307 students tested

Marked Tree vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marked TreeCMarked Tree

Every school in Marked Tree

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).

District schools in Marked Treeby address
Marked Tree Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
309 students17:1Rate it →
Marked Tree High School
High · Grades 7–12
D
228 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Marked Tree’s schools

Are Marked Tree’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Marked Tree children attend score below 69% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Marked Tree in?

Marked Tree School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 537 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Marked Tree’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Marked Tree School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Marked Tree spend per student?

$15,660 in Marked Tree 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.