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Schools in Rison

Rison’s public schools

Cleveland County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rison. 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 1% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
AR 12.4
Schools in town
2
741 students on the public path
In brief

Rison’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Rison’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Rison Elementary School places highest (better than 60%); Rison High School lowest (52%). 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 Rison, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Rison Elementary SchoolCleveland County School DistrictB
7–12Rison High SchoolCleveland County School DistrictB−

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

Cleveland County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 741 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$13,771AR $13,585 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 39.9% · 452 students tested
Math46%
State average 38.3% · 453 students tested

Rison vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rison—Cleveland County

Every school in Rison

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 Risonby address
Rison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
427 students15:1Rate it →
Rison High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
314 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Rison’s schools

Are Rison’s schools good?

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

Cleveland County School District.

Where do Rison kids go to high school?

Rison High School.

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What Rison 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.