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Schools in Ponca

Ponca’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▲ 23% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.3
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
884 students on the public path
In brief

Ponca’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Ponca’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Kingston Elementary School places highest (better than 72%); Oark Elementary School lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Ponca, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Jasper High School, Kingston High School and Oark High School. 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 Ponca, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

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

Jasper School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 884 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 6.3 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$16,685AR $13,585 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 39.9% · 475 students tested
Math39%
State average 38.3% · 475 students tested

Ponca vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ponca—Jasper

Every school in Ponca

6 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 Poncain other towns
Jasper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Jasper
B+
281 students14:1Rate it →
Kingston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kingston
B+
122 students11:1Rate it →
Oark Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oark
C−
107 students11:1Rate it →
Jasper High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Jasper
C+
205 students4:1Rate it →
Kingston High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Kingston
B
92 students3:1Rate it →
Oark High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Oark
C
77 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Ponca’s schools

Are Ponca’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ponca. Jasper School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ponca. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ponca in?

Jasper School District.

Where do Ponca kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Jasper High School, Kingston High School and Oark High School.

Parents talk

What Ponca 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.