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Schools in Shirley

Shirley’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▲ 30% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.2
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
279 students on the public path
In brief

Shirley’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Shirley’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Shirley High School places highest (better than 28%); Shirley Elementary School lowest (6%). 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 Shirley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Shirley Elementary SchoolShirley School DistrictD
7–12Shirley High SchoolShirley School DistrictC

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

Shirley School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 279 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$17,686AR $13,585 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 39.9% · 199 students tested
Math22%
State average 38.3% · 198 students tested

Shirley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shirley—Shirley

Every school in Shirley

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 Shirleyby address
Shirley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
D
169 students11:1Rate it →
Shirley High School
High · Grades 7–12
C
110 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Shirley’s schools

Are Shirley’s schools good?

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

Shirley School District.

Where do Shirley kids go to high school?

Shirley High School.

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What Shirley 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.