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Ozark School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Ozark, Altus, Denning and Wiederkehr Village.

Ozark’s School Grade A better than 87% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,673
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,844
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$17.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ozark School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 87% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the AR average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $17.7M, about $10,565 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 87% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2020
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AOzark 3,628Altus 681Denning 209Wiederkehr Village 39

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ozark. Grade by grade →

PK–3Elgin B Milton Primary SchoolThis district
6–7Ozark Middle SchoolThis district
8–12Ozark Jr. Sr. High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2020
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.3% · 1,050 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 39.9% · 1,045 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 88.6% · 127 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
$12,844 per student · 5% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 75%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,777’20
1,744’21
1,777’22
1,736’23
1,673’24

Down 5.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Elgin B Milton Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Ozark
A
527 students14:1
Ozark Upper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Ozark
B−
251 students18:1
Ozark Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Altus
A−
266 students16:1
Ozark Jr. Sr. High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Ozark
C+
629 students10:1

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.