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Schools in Russell

Russell’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 6% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.9
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,059 students on the public path
In brief

Russell’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Russell’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Bald Knob Middle School places highest (better than 46%); Bald Knob High School lowest (28%). 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 Russell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5H.L. Lubker Elementary Schoolin Bald KnobB−
6–8Bald Knob Middle Schoolin Bald KnobB−
9–12Bald Knob High Schoolin Bald KnobC

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

Bald Knob School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,059 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$12,761AR $13,585 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 39.9% · 669 students tested
Math37%
State average 38.3% · 670 students tested

Russell vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Russell—Bald Knob

Every school in Russell

3 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 Russellin other towns
H.L. Lubker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bald Knob
B−
517 students15:1Rate it →
Bald Knob Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bald Knob
B−
216 students12:1Rate it →
Bald Knob High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bald Knob
C
326 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Russell’s schools

Are Russell’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Russell. Bald Knob School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Russell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Russell in?

Bald Knob School District.

Where do Russell kids go to high school?

Bald Knob High 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.