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Schools in Newhope

Newhope’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▲ 6% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.3
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
541 students on the public path
In brief

Newhope’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Newhope’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Joann Walters Elementary School places highest (better than 60%); Dierks High School lowest (53%). 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 Newhope, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Joann Walters Elementary Schoolin DierksB
7–12Dierks High Schoolin DierksB−

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

Dierks School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 541 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 7.3 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$14,378AR $13,585 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 39.9% · 315 students tested
Math29%
State average 38.3% · 315 students tested

Newhope vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Newhope—Dierks

Every school in Newhope

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 Newhopein other towns
Joann Walters Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Dierks
B
288 students15:1Rate it →
Dierks High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dierks
B−
253 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Newhope’s schools

Are Newhope’s schools good?

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

Dierks School District.

Where do Newhope kids go to high school?

Dierks High School.

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What Newhope 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.