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Schools in Oppelo

Oppelo’s public schools

South Conway County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oppelo. 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 4% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.1
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,793 students on the public path
In brief

Oppelo’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Oppelo’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Morrilton Junior High School places highest (better than 70%); Morrilton Senior High School lowest (34%). 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 Oppelo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Morrilton Primary Schoolin MorriltonNo scores
2–3Morrilton Elementary Schoolin MorriltonB+
7–8Morrilton Junior High Schoolin MorriltonB+
9–12Morrilton Senior High Schoolin MorriltonC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Conway County 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.

South Conway County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,332 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$13,105AR $13,585 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 39.9% · 1421 students tested
Math41%
State average 38.3% · 1427 students tested

Oppelo vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oppelo—South Conway County

Every school in Oppelo

5 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 Oppeloin other towns
Morrilton Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Morrilton
432 students22:1Rate it →
Morrilton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Morrilton
B+
311 students16:1Rate it →
Morrilton Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Morrilton
B+
362 students11:1Rate it →
Morrilton Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morrilton
C
688 students5:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Riverview Baptist Christian School
Grades PK–12 · Morrilton
Private · Religious
19 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Oppelo’s schools

Are Oppelo’s schools good?

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

South Conway County School District.

Where do Oppelo kids go to high school?

Morrilton Senior High School.

Are there private schools in Oppelo?

Yes: Riverview Baptist Christian School (grades PK–12, 19 students).

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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.